Workplace Bullying Education for Organizations

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WBI Workplace Bullying Education

3 Programs

(1) Comprehensive Training — WBI Workplace Bullying University® (17-hr. program)

(2) Awareness Education for All (6-hr. program)

(3) An Overview of Workplace Bullying (80 min)

(4) Workplace Bullying for Managers & Leaders — Coming Fall 2023

Workplace bullying thrives on shame and secrecy. Targeted employees need to recognize it quicker to avoid severe health harm.

Employers should realize it is a non-physical form of workplace violence, though more harmful, with most costly organizational consequences preventable

Witnessing coworkers need to understand the extensive health harm it causes colleagues and how doing nothing is not a neutral act.

Employees and managers need to have a common understanding of its negative impact on people and the organization.

Sadly, official organizational representatives who hear the bullying stories typically fail to respond appropriately. They need to understand the seriousness of harm inflicted on workers and the preventable costs to the organization.

Bullying is not yet illegal in the U.S. It operates differently than illegal forms of discrimination and harassment. Everyone – employers and employees alike – need education about this destructive phenomenon.

All three WBI programs can accomplish all of these goals.

The program choices vary in depth, leadership’s commitment to correction and prevention, and cost.

The programs are created and delivered by Dr. Gary Namie, North America’s foremost authority on workplace bullying. This is world-class training available only from the Workplace Bullying Institute with its 26 years experience in the consulting field it is credited with originating. Learn from the best.

(1) Comprehensive Training: Workplace Bullying University®

Available in 2 formats — The Complete University Package and Online Streaming

Updated June 2023 — 1039 min, 17 hours of content in 14 parts

About University …

We created the first WBI Workplace Bullying University® program in 2008. Individuals attended the quarterly public sessions in subsequent years — spread over a 3-day weekend — from around the world and from a variety of professional disciplines. University training was also delivered to unions and organizations on site. The curriculum and ancillary resources were updated before each session. The pandemic forced delivery into live, remote sessions. In June 2023, the newest presentation and support materials were updated and recorded. For the first time, University was made available to individuals and organizations in two new formats — the Complete Package on thumb drive and online Streaming. For a single modest fee, organizations can make the intensive, evidence-based program available to an unlimited number of employees. Additional program details and testimonials are available at this site, on the University page.

University Program Parts

0. University themes and to Drs. Namie, program creators (23 min)
1. Introduction to Workplace Bullying, the Phenomenon (53)
2. National 2021 WBI U.S. Workplace Bullying Survey Findings (32)
3. An International Movement (17)
4. Relationships with Other Negative Conduct (59)
5. Why Bullying Happens (59)
6. Deciphering Perpetrators (126)

7. Who Gets Bullied (103 min)
8. Impact on People: Stress-Related Health Harm (168)
9. Impact on People: Disruption of Social Support (152)
10. Economic Impact on People & Organizations (42)
11. The Employer Solution (109)
12. There’s Gonna Be A Law (66)
13. The Moral Imperative (19)

The Complete University Package Includes:

• Digital resources — video & audio ancillary material to support participants’ education or organizational initiatives. Video clips to supplement training. Documentaries. Podcasts. Media coverage of bullying. Lots more to help University program graduates achieve proficiency in knowledge of all aspects of Workplace Bullying.

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• The WBI Research Library, an 895-item curated collection of academic journal research articles & book chapters

BONUS for Purchasers of Complete Package and Streaming University

We will host free Live/Remote/Interactive sessions quarterly in which Dr. Gary Namie will answer questions.

Cost

The Complete University Package

Make information available to all employees

Nonprofit organizations – Introductory tuition $8,500 (USD)
For-profit organizations – Introductory tuition $11,000

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Online Streaming University

Make information available to all employees

Licensed for unlimited internal use, 1 year

Nonprofit organizations [501 (c)(3); Gov’t, Union, Colleges/Universities] – Introductory tuition $7,500 (USD)

For-profit organizations – Introductory tuition $10,000

Credit card payments accepted only by request.

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(2) Awareness Education for All Employees

To educate everyone, we created a library of seven (7) learning modules covering essential aspects of the phenomenon. The total set runs 6 hours in total, with modules varying in length from 37 to 67 min. Workplace culture is built on common language and shared values. The WBI Workplace Bullying Education modules accomplish this.

Purchase the program, delivered on a thumb drive, to upload the modules to your non-public, password-protected server to allow 24/7 access for employees. People can watch, pause, and return to the information that can trigger strong emotional responses in individuals directly experiencing bullying.

The Education Program Modules

1. Workplace Bullying: Defined, Why It Happens, Differences & Similarities (65 min)
Workplace bullying is defined clearly. We introduce how academic researchers define bullying. We explain why bullying happens and what sustains it. Bullying belongs in the context of workplace violence, moreso than with harassment. We contrast it with incivility and disrespect. Lessons gleaned from the #MeToo movement.
2. Who are the Perpetrators? (50 min)
We see an illustration of bullying highlighting interpersonal control as a dominant characteristic. Lying, gaslighting, and DARVO by perpetrators is covered. Then we explore the defining traits of people with dark personalities. Reasons why bullies bully are given. The goals of scapegoating for bullies and coworkers are explored.
3. Who Gets Bullied? Targets (56 min)
Statistics about the rank and gender of bullied individuals are shared. Recognizing bullying is not as simple as assumed. Target traits are described. Theories of hypersensitive persons and empaths shed light on the superior interpersonal skills possessed by some targets which also carry personal risk of exploitation. The myth of “personality clash” with the bully is shattered. Research shows that targets pay the price when bullying stops.
4. Workplace Bullying’s Impact on People: Stress-Related Physical Ill Health (43 min)
Indicators of distress are given. The various physical health consequences of frequent bullying incidents experienced of a long period of time are discussed — neurological, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, sleep disorders, musculoskeltal, immunological, and cellular DNA. Most time is spent explaining how the stressed brain is rendered incapable of past performance, the biology underlying what a bully does to a target.
5. Workplace Bullying’s Impact on People: Psychological-Emotional Ill Health (38 min)
Two types of safety — psychological safety and psychological safety climate — are defined. Without safety, workers are vulnerable to emotional injury. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and Complex-PTSD are defined. The need for finding trauma-informed mental health professionals is emphasized.
6. Workplace Bullying’s Impact on People: Disruption of Social Support (67 min)
The adverse effects of ostracism and social exclusion are discussed. Multiple explanations for coworker inaction when colleagues are bullied are reviewed — from the bystander effect to groupthink. Blaming victims (bullied targets) is common in society. The underlying reason for this is discussed. Ultimately, targets are betrayed when bullies are portrayed as victims.
7. Workplace Bullying’s Impact on People & Organizations: Economic Losses (39 min)
Targets of bullying suffer greatly. Few move on to higher paying jobs with safety from bullying. Organizations pay in both tangible and intangible ways. The cost of preventable turnover from bullying is calculated. Featured jury awards in court cases and the threat of high profile worker suicides or “going postal” on-site massacres could compel employers to act on bullying before public relations disasters.

Cost is dependent on the size of the organization and its nonprofit or for-profit status. Minimum fee is $5,000.

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