Why managers bully their team in such great number with more than 50% of bullying being carried out by bosses.  Surveys state that around 30-40% of employees have been bullied by bosses or those in authority. 

I don’t believe that all these managers enjoy hurting others or putting others down or are that insecure to regularly bully. There must be more to why managers bully staff. I share three suggestions for companies to action to reduce performance crippling bully in their organisations. 

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 Why managers bully their employees. Sometimes the bully boss is an unpleasant person who enjoys putting others down. I personally believe most (but not all) bosses resort to bullying because of the situation they are in and the pressure they are under. 

Why managers bully when bullying is so damaging to team performance and therefore their own career progress. Why bosses resort to bullying must., in part, be due to pressure placed on them AND their lack of management skills giving them different and better options. 

To reduce bullying by managers, I suggest companies do three things starting with training managers in management skills. 82% of UK managers are promoted into management positions without any formal training per the Chartered Management Institute. Not know how to get the results is one factor that drives why bosses bully. 

A lack of visibility around HOW a manager is leading a team gives bad bosses and toxic bosses too many places to hide their behaviour and approach. Why bosses bully good employees is a sign of an insecure and threatened manager. 

The reasons why managers bully their employees must be reduced by leadership teams and companies if they want successful performance and great results. Bullying is very damaging to team performance, especially if the manager is the bully. 

If you have any questions on “Why Managers Bully Their Team - Why Regular Bosses Resort to Bullying”, please email me at [email protected] and I will get back to you. 

Jess Coles 

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