Bullies and harassers groom (consciously or unconsciously)
Why is that a game changer?
Because knowledge is power, if you know the multiple ways in which they groom and how to respond appropriately, you’ll join the ranks of those who never get bullied or harassed at work or anywhere else!
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The most dangerous bullies are often silent
A junior member of a production team walks into the production office every morning, and no one speaks to her all day. The director won’t even make eye contact. When she asks them a question, they look away as if she’d not spoken at all. She told me it felt like being shut down. The…
No one thinks well when angry
When dealing with a bully, you have to stay calm and polite, or you could end up in a slanging match, which the bully will win; they’ve had the practice. Or you’ll be accused of being the real bully People think better when they are calm. I’m in a meeting with a manager who likes…
Warnings are critical
I’m location managing on the third series of “Between the Lines”, especially challenging because the lead characters are no longer in the police force, so they have no power, making the scripts much harder to write: they are all late. When I joined, there were just three weeks before a camera recce and 70 locations…
Deconstructing Weinstein via Melissa Thompson & Zelda Perkins
How to use what we’ve learnt about Weinstein to stop all sexual harassment at work.