The Bully and the Bottom-Line
Workplace Application: Develop strategies for dealing effectively with workplace bullies.
The school bully has grown up and is wreaking havoc in the workplace, in the person of the supervisor who specializes in yelling, name-calling, putdowns, and other humiliating conduct, or the vindictive manager who excludes an employee from important meetings or sabotages their work. Management often looks the other way if the bully is a good performer, but bullying affects the bottom-line and creates potential legal claims.
- Understand what bullying is and isn't.
- Learn the potential legal issues that can arise with bullying behavior.
- Gain practical tips and tools on how to effectively stop bullying in the workplace.
Allison West, Esq., SHRM-SCP, AWI-CH
Allison West is an employment attorney by background and for over 20 years has assisted employers in creating and maintaining safe and respectful work environments.
She focuses her practice on delivering customized workplace training, conducting workplace investigations, coaching executives/managers concerning performance or disciplinary issues as well as leadership topics, and serves as an expert witness. Allison also specializes in using her mediation skills to help individuals and groups to work through conflicts and create more collaborative work environments.
Allison is a top-rated speaker at the SHRM Annual Conference as well as other HR/diversity conferences, and is a national expert on harassment, discrimination and investigations. She has appeared on PBS, CBS This Morning and in O Magazine discussing workplace harassment issues.
She is a member of the State Bar of California and holds her SHRM-SCP certification and AWI-CH (investigation) certificate.