The pressure is on in today’s workplace, and the working environment can be intense and stressful – worries over job security; budget cuts; redundancies; increased workloads; competing with colleagues for the same job in a shrinking workforce and watching colleagues leave while surviving the latest redundancy programme.
Managers feel pressurised to produce results, meet targets and deliver quality services. Motivating staff, responsible management and developing a healthy workplace can easily fall off the action plan. However, investing time to create a working environment where concerns can be raised as early as possible is vital to a healthy working environment, crucial in today’s economic climate and totally achievable in any organisation.
How to minimise allegations of bullying in your workplace
- create a common understanding of the behaviour that is acceptable in your workplace
- create an environment were issues can be raised as early as possible
- train workers on how to raise issues, receive and give constructive feedback and work together to solve problems
- managers are able to spot unnecessary conflict in their teams and have the skills to deal with interpersonal issues early and effectively
I am convinced there should be refresher courses on workplace behaviour, and each member of staff should be contracted to attend.
If you are unhappy at work, these workshops can pick up on what’s bothering you and give you a route or a platform to discuss it, before it starts to affect your health and well-being. You would learn to differentiate between character traits and unacceptable behaviour.