Recently in the news was the story of a University of Virginia man who killed himself. Why? He killed himself as the result of being bullied in his job. And who was his nemesis? His MANAGER! And the man who committed suicide had talked to his boss, his bosses boss and written numerous letters and made dozens of phone calls to report the situation.
What went wrong? Why was nothing done?
Because all of the ‘managers’ involved were not trained to be great managers. They were only filling a slot, holding a position and none of them could or would make any kind of decision that would have remedied the situation. Maybe they were incapable of responding. Maybe they did not know how? May they were also afraid of the bully? Maybe .. maybe … maybe …
And the truth is, none of them were GREAT MANAGERS! And someone died.
We seldom put such emphasis on doing our jobs at a GREAT level but the truth is out there. Your job can make someone’s life or take someone’s life.
Maybe you and your company should make arrangements for additional training today.
Maybe you should invest in yourself and become that GREAT MANAGER that would have saved someone's life.
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