Walk Away to Win: A Playbook to Combat Workplace Bullying

Manage toxic coworkers, support bullied colleagues, and thrive in the workplace and beyondRanging from general conflict to psychological violence, workplace bullying has become an epidemic at many offices. The Workplace Bullying Institute reports that workplace bullying affects 80 million+ workers. And with the Great Resignation, we're seeing that a toxic culture or manager is one of the top reasons employees leave a company. If you or a coworker is experiencing bullying, Walk Away to Win belongs in your anti-bullying arsenal.In Walk Away to Win, Megan Carle draws on her own experience as a target of workplace bullying and reveals how unhealthy workplace cultures enable bullying, describes the costs of such bullying to the bottom line, and explains what business professionals of all levels can do to combat bullying against themselves and their coworkers. She analyzes the common characteristics of bullies and helps readers understand how to face each style of bullying behavior. Walk Away to Win is organized in four parts:Part One is devoted to Recognizing workplace bullying. Here, you'll be introduced to the fundamentals of workplace bullying.Part Two is devoted to Understanding the cultural context in which workplace bullying thrives. The big picture that will help you better understand bullying.Part Three highlights Identifying bullying in the wild through real-life workplace bullying examples and will give you an understanding of the different ways bullying shows up.Part Four will help targets Navigate and move on from workplace bullying, whether that means staying in your role or walking away.Walk Away to Win sends a loud-and-clear message to targets: You are seen, you are doing nothing wrong, you have options, and success may look different from what you have been taught. It offers hope and sanity-and a way to preserve your dignity in even the most toxic of workplaces.