Bullying in the Workplace with Dr Adam Harrison

Bullying doesn’t just happen in the schoolyard — it can happen anywhere, even in the workplace. Workplace bullying and harassment can adversely affect an employee's health, career and performance. Overcoming bullying should never be the victim’s burden; thus, knowing how to support victims may alleviate the situation.In this episode, Rachel chat’s with Dr Adam Harrison, a general practitioner, medical leader, and barrister, shares his experience as a victim of bullying and how he conquered his fear of bullies . He also talks about the ‘bystander effect’ and how you can support victims of workplace bullying to combat this issue.Tune in to the full episode to understand workplace bullying and the ways to overcome it.Here are three reasons why you should listen to the full episode:Find out how humiliation and bullying affect the professionals who experience itDiscover how to be resilient in the face of workplace bullying.Learn how to settle cases of workplace bullying.ResourcesThe Real Price of Incivility by Chris WhiteheadThe Price of Incivility by Christine Porath and Christine PearsonGoogle’s Search Inside Yourself Leadership InstituteThe Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick LencioniDealing with—or Reporting—“Unacceptable” Behavior by Mary Rowe, Linda Wilcox and Howard GadlinEpisode HighlightsBullying in the Medical FieldAdam shares stories about a medical student being humiliated by a consultant and his own experience being bullied.He has a list of eight things that stuck with him after that experience.Traditional medical training may be the problem because historically, it has been based on behaviours that can be seen as  bullying.Adam’s 3 Tips to Combat Workplace Bullying and HarassmentTry to de-personalize the situation.Find support within the team.Learn to become more assertive and influential so that you can confront your bully and persuade them to stop.Podcast linksCheck out our Black Friday Offer for the Resilient Team Academy here Sign up here to receive a link to the episode workbook and CPD form downloads for each podcast which you can use for reflection and to submit for your appraisal. You can also join the Shapes Collective Facebook group where we chat about the hot topics and regularly post interesting articlesContact RachelLinkedIn @Dr-Rachel-lMorris Twitter @[email protected] out more about our training...