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The Potential Costs of Workplace Bullying

Workplace bullying has become increasingly prevalent in organizations, with serious consequences for both the organization, and the bullied employee. Workplace bullying may increase health care and legal costs, and negatively impact turnover and productivity.

The organization needs to understand what workplace bullying is, and the potential costs of workplace bullying in order to be motivated to find workable solutions to prevent and eradicate the problem. Click here to read more – and use the comments area here to share your experiences or perspective as a manager or co-worker. Make sure to also check out the workplace bullying resources for additional reading.

Workplace Bullying: Online Resources

More articles and resources on workplace bullying:

Workplace Bullying: What Can You Do? Advice from the career section at Monster.com: Part 1 and Part 2

The Workplace Bullying Institute provides self-help information and resources.

Are Workplace Bullies Sabotaging Your Ability to Compete? Learn to identify and extinguish problem behavior.

When the Bully Sits in the Next Cubicle, an article by Tara Pope at the New York Times.

Employers Can’t Ignore Workplace Bullies: A recent court ruling has implications for business. Adopting an anti-bullying policy can improve morale and help avoid legal trouble.

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