Bullying in the Workplace with Dr Adam Harrison

Bullying doesn’t just happen in the schoolyard — it can happen anywhere, even in the workplace. Workplace bullying and harassment can adversely affect an employee's health, career and performance. Overcoming bullying should never be the victim’s burden; thus, knowing how to support victims may alleviate the situation.In this episode, Rachel chat’s with Dr Adam Harrison, a general practitioner, medical leader, and barrister, shares his experience as a victim of bullying and how he conquered his fear of bullies . He also talks about the ‘bystander effect’ and how you can support victims of workplace bullying to combat this issue.Tune in to the full episode to understand workplace bullying and the ways to overcome it.Here are three reasons why you should listen to the full episode:Find out how humiliation and bullying affect the professionals who experience itDiscover how to be resilient in the face of workplace bullying.Learn how to settle cases of workplace bullying.ResourcesThe Real Price of Incivility by Chris WhiteheadThe Price of Incivility by Christine Porath and Christine PearsonGoogle’s Search Inside Yourself Leadership InstituteThe Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick LencioniDealing with—or Reporting—“Unacceptable” Behavior by Mary Rowe, Linda Wilcox and Howard GadlinEpisode HighlightsBullying in the Medical FieldAdam shares stories about a medical student being humiliated by a consultant and his own experience being bullied.He has a list of eight things that stuck with him after that experience.Traditional medical training may be the problem because historically, it has been based on behaviours that can be seen as  bullying.Adam’s 3 Tips to Combat Workplace Bullying and HarassmentTry to de-personalize the situation.Find support within the team.Learn to become more assertive and influential so that you can confront your bully and persuade them to stop.Podcast linksCheck out our Black Friday Offer for the Resilient Team Academy here Sign up here to receive a link to the episode workbook and CPD form downloads for each podcast which you can use for reflection and to submit for your appraisal. You can also join the Shapes Collective Facebook group where we chat about the hot topics and regularly post interesting articlesContact RachelLinkedIn @Dr-Rachel-lMorris Twitter @DrRachelMorrisrachel@wildmonday.co.ukFind out more about our training...

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The podcast for GPs, hospital doctors and other professionals in high-stakes, high-stress jobs who want to thrive rather than just survive. You studied for years, you’re really good at what you do but you’ve noticed that you’re starting to feel overwhelmed, overworked and under-resourced. You may be comparing yourself to a frog in boiling water - the heat has built up so slowly that you haven’t noticed the extra-long days becoming the norm. You may feel on the edge and trapped in the very job that you’ve spent years working towards. Here’s the problem, frogs only have two choices; stay and be boiled alive, or jump out of the pan. The good news is that you are not a frog. You have many more choices than you think you do. You don’t have to quit, and nor should stress and burnout be inevitable. It is possible to be master of your own destiny, to craft your work life and career so that you can thrive even in the most difficult of situations. There are simple changes you can make which will make a huge difference to your stress levels and help you enjoy life again. Your host is Dr Rachel Morris, GP turned Executive Coach and Specialist in Resilience at Work who knows what it’s like to feel like an exhausted frog. In the podcast, she’ll be talking to friends, colleagues and experts all who have an interesting take on resilience for clever people in high-stakes, high-stress jobs so that together you can take back control to beat stress and burnout, survive and thrive.