…bullying because the latter is mindless and the former is the wrong sort of mindfulness. We encounter both and many of us are guilty of both. The victim doesn’t care which type is employed. Pain is pain. Conscious bullying in organisations is a bigger problem than many people acknowledge. This is because they feel powerless to do anything about it. But they can, although it’s not easy. It takes courage. Unconscious bullying is a different mater but it also takes courage to face the fact that your personal history maybe causing you to behave in a bullying manner, albeit unconsciously. Self awareness can be the first step in changing this. One way or another, bullying is truly a scourge in organisations and it never serves organisational purpose, in the long run. But it is remedial.
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