Bullying at the Workplace

Bullying in the workplace is rife. One study* suggests about 1 in 4 people are victims of bullying at their work at sometime in their lives and that 1 in 12 are bullied on a regular basis. Bullying is so commonplace in our work environments that it has become ‘normalised’. We are so familiar with it that we unconsciously allow it, accept and, for many, take part in it. Perhaps we learned this in school. We have simply transferred the ‘social... Read More

Bullies

In order to change the behaviour of bullies it is important that we understand them. Most people find it difficult to comprehend bullying. How could people be so cruel? What would make someone want to hurt people? In this article, I would to offer you some insight into the mind of a bully so that you have a starting point for designing some ideas which can help to change the way they behave. Most bullies don’t know they are bullies. They don’t... Read More

Bullying Awareness Campaigns

Bullying awareness campaigns can be very effective at getting a message out that there is a problem which must be addressed. This can create some much needed public pressure to get some action taken. I wonder though if they do enough and I wonder how they could be made more effective. I have become increasingly sceptical of bullying awareness campaigns. Having questioned many organisers of such campaigns I have discovered a trend. When I ask what... Read More

National Bullying Helpline

The National Bullying Helpline is a charity set up to help eradicate Bullying in all corners of our society; in the Workplace, the Playground, in the Home and in the Community. BULLYING IS DISCRIMINATION. BULLYING DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE … any one of us may be targeted Call 0845 22 55 787 for help The National Bullying Helpline was initially founded to assist those who struggle with bullying at work. There is much focus today on Workplace Investigations,... Read More

Being Bullied

An incredibly common question for victims of bullying to ask themselves is “Why is it happening to me?” Often this leads to a second, and an entirely unhelpful, question: “What’s wrong with me?” Unsurprisingly, the answers you come up with can lead to low self-esteem, a lack of confidence and reclusiveness. None of this will make the bullying stop. In fact, it’s far more likely to make you an even tastier target for the bullies. The question... Read More

Exercises Designed to Enhance your Self Confidence

There are some exercises which can be extremely valuable to you when it comes to increasing your self-confidence, which is very important. This is because self-confidence is absolutely vital in giving you the faith in regards to what you can achieve in order to allow you to take maximum advantage of all the things that you are capable of. This is why it is important that as much as possible you should seek to enhance your self-confidence, and to help... Read More

6 Easy Steps To Better Self Confidence

1.  Focus on your attainment in life One of the best and easiest ways to improve your confidence is simply to think about all of the amazing things that you have achieved in your life. This will show you clearly what an amazing person you are and will have you feeling great about yourself in no time. 2.  Get a bit of exercise Making yourself feel better physically can help immeasurably when it comes to improving your confidence. It doesn’t have... Read More

Gordon Brown and bullying in parliament

Well, Gordon Brown is accused of being a bully. There is a big uproar as to whether he really is or not and the definitions of bullying are again coming into question. Does no one ever watch Prime Minister’s questions? Are the huge amounts of name calling, jeering, personal attacks and humiliation that we see every week not very firm examples of bullying? If we can’t see blatant bullying in the Houses of Parliament performed by nearly... Read More

How to Deal With Bullying

There are many ways of dealing with bullying. Some are more effective than others but the most important thing to appreciate is that every bullying situation is different. What will work well in one situation may well make things worse in another. Because each bullying situation is unique, you need to be flexible. Bullies are usually very flexible themselves. They have to figure out which techniques will hurt you the most and which ones will get the... Read More

Why your New Year’s Resolution Should Be to Build Confidence

When it comes to making a New Year’s resolution most people focus on resolving to do something which is going to help to improve their physical and mental wellbeing. So for example, one of the most popular and common New Year’s Resolutions for people to make is to get fit by joining a gym. This is certainly a good idea and if people are resolving to improve both their fitness and health then they should certainly be encouraged to do this. However,... Read More