Thriving After Workplace Bullying

Physical violence injures the body, but workplace bullying is psychological violence that wounds the minds and souls of targets. Andrea Adams says workplace bullying may be more harmful to employees' physical and emotional health than all other job-related traumas combined. Targets of workplace bullies are less motivated to do their work because they worry about when the next strike will occur. Consequently, job performance suffers. Employees who have been targets of this kind of abuse are demoralized, powerless, and hopeless. This book focuses on the resilience of people who felt wounded, vulnerable, and alone. In their own words, they share how they moved past that hurtful time in their lives by affirming and claiming their own good, becoming advocates for others, forgiving the bully, and developing empathy toward the people who hurt them. They recognized they cannot change what happened; the changes come from within. As a result, they were able to let go of blame and anger and empower themselves. Organizational leaders will learn ways to help employees who have been targets of workplace bullying, and targets will discover a path forward that helps them move from victims to survivors.