{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Modern Manager","title":"50: Workplace Bullying with Matt Paknis","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1516,"description":"Unfortunately, bullying is not limited to kids and playgrounds.  \r\nThis week’s guest, Matt Paknis, is a senior management consultant who focuses on lessening bullying in the workplace. He was a former assistant coach at Penn State under Joe Paterno and has spoken publicly about being abused as a child. He is the author of Successful Leaders Aren’t Bullies and has over twenty-five years of experience helping global clients embrace healthy management practices.\r\nWarning: The content of this episode is likely not appropriate for young audiences.\r\nMatt and I talk about what makes a person act as a bully, what bullying is, what to do if you are bullied or observe someone being bullied, the legal stuff and more.\r\n \r\nJoin the Modern Manager community to get 10% off a speaking or consulting engagement with Matt. Plus, get past and future episode guides and guest bonuses to support your learning journey!\r\n \r\nSubscribe to my newsletter to get episodes, articles and mini-guides delivered to your inbox.\r\n \r\nRead the related blog article: Dealing With A Workplace Bully\r\n \r\nKEY TAKEAWAYS:\r\n\r\nBullying in the workplace is repetitive, intentional, very negative, even derogatory language and actions that undermine motivation, capability and trust.\r\nBullies are often afraid that you’ll outshine them so they set you up to fail.\r\nThe best employees are often the targets of bullying because they're the ones that are most apt to trigger the incompetence fear of the boss.\r\nA tough boss sets high expectations and then supports you, even if it’s with tough love, to meet them. You always know they’ll go to bat for you and you’re on the same side even when they’re being hard on you.\r\nOrganizations without clear goals, roles and processes are primed for bullying. Bullies take advantage of the lack of clarity while victims don’t have the structure to back up their concerns.\r\nOne of the best things you can do as a manager to prevent bullying is to be clear about roles, goals and processes....","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/vh03-o0OUKG7JnFjtDqtJmV0y385f5sQOifebswPa_E/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzQzNjM5LzE2OTA1/Nzg4MDYtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}