Spot, and block bullying behaviours before they hurt you.
Exclusion sounds ok; they are leaving you alone, right? 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… Continue reading The most dangerous bullies are often silent
Not to warn of a potential bully's behaviour is a failure in the duty of care 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… Continue reading Warnings are critical
They test you to see if you will stand your ground Pic: Drazen Zigie At the start of a career in something like TV, you’re keen, but you need to remember there are those who will exploit both how desperate you are to do well and your inexperience. Read your job spec before you start… Continue reading Avoid being bullied in your first job, your dream job, or when promoted.