Ignoring workplace bullying can have a detrimental impact on productivity and work performance. CHROs Boniwe Dunster, Palesa Matoli, Bess Kankolongo, Dr Ngao Motsei and Tantaswa Fubu talk about practical ways to eradicate bullying from the workplace and how best to create psychologically safe work spaces. There are a number of tiers and types of bullying…
At the 2024 HR Indaba, attendees heard how to tackle bullying, a pervasive workplace issue, head-on. In a hugely popular session entitled Stamp it out: Bullying, harassment and other toxic workplace culture traits, Dr Ngao Motsei, an author and workplace bullying expert, shared insights with HR leaders into how to recognise, address, and prevent this…
In Ngao Motsei’s Building Psychologically Safe Spaces: Safeguarding Your Workplace Against Bullying, published by Tracey McDonald Publishers, Motsei teaches us how to make sense of workplace bullying. She starts by removing the confusion around what constitutes bullying in the workplace – a behaviour often difficult to define – before explaining the steps that can be taken to…
Dr. Ngao Motsei recently launched her first book, Building Psychologically Safe Spaces: Safeguarding Your Workplace Against Bullying. It offers a holistic, research-based examination of the ecosystem of bullying. It provides valuable insights not only to leaders and those affected by bullying in the workplace but also to anyone interested in ways to create psychologically safe workspaces. …
In the midst of a rapidly evolving working landscape, workplace bullying is becoming what experts call a “silent epidemic”. This pervasive issue quietly inflicts emotional and psychological damage on individuals, eroding the foundations of professional relationships and workplace culture. These insights were drawn from a recent event hosted by the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Centre…
The HR community delves into practical ways to eradicate bullying from the workplaces and how best to create psychologically safe workspaces.
Almost 70% of employees say their manager has the same impact on their mental health as their spouse or partner – and even more influence than their doctor (51%) or their therapist (41%). Furthermore, research by The Workforce Institute reveals that for 60% of employees, their job is the biggest factor influencing their mental health.
While there is a growing interest in the role of organizational context in workplace bullying, little is known about how societal context may influence perceptions of bullying in organizations. Context is defined as situational factors in the external environment which act as stimuli to how individuals in organizations may behave.
Until two decades ago, bullying was largely associated with children terrorising each other in school playgrounds. In South Africa many companies still have that perception.
As the coronavirus pandemic has swept through communities, humans have again proven our species’ adaptability. Many organisations, individual leaders, and businesspeople worldwide, South Africa included, are going out of their way where possible to ensure their employees’ security in very trying times.
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