Blinded by AMBITION

Ever been so blinded by your ambition that you choose to just suck it up because that's how people get ahead? Suck it up and never rock the boat? Never challenge the status quo because you want your performance to reflect positively, always!

Always the person at the front, always doing what the boss wants, never challenging them. 

Before you know it another day, another week, another year goes by and you are still no closer to that BIG break ...

Ever find yourself looking at senior people in your company and wondering what their secret is. How do some people climb the ranks so easily and others struggle? What is their secret? 

How many of us do whatever is required to get the recognition we need to feel successful, to earn our salaries, to earn the bonus we've been promised, to get that promotion or find that dream job.

For many people, the big break never comes!

Instead, we spend years treading carefully, not wanting to rock the boat or call out bad behaviour, playing politics and generally not making waves because we fear to lose our opportunity to make it in our industry.

Ever thought .. we need more leaders!

Better role models!

More people who will stand up and be counted!

More people that will fight for a working environment that encourages people to do better, to be better and to achieve more, without fear. 

Ever looked in the mirror and said to yourself ...

You are that leader!

Is it your time to stand up and be counted?

If you are working in an environment where you feel nervous about the repercussions of standing up for what you believe is right and would rather conform and 'toe the line' than rock the boat, then I would love to hear more about your experiences and would like to invite you to complete my survey or message me with more details about your story.

Please CLICK HERE to complete my survey.

If you want to know a little more about it then please scroll down and read more below.

INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN MY STUDY ON WORKPLACE CULTURE

I need your support, please. I am conducting a study for my book, Roar! How to tame the bully, and I would be very grateful if you would participate in my study.

In my eBook, you will have read about my own experience with workplace bullying and its toll on my relationships and my health (mentally and physically). That is why I am determined to help others recognise the signs of workplace bullying early on and to take action before it is too late.

If you have worked in a situation where you have been the Witness or Target of:

1. behaviour that is intentionally negative and malicious, whether physical or emotional, from one or more persons,
2. negative behaviour that is consistently aggressive and persistent, and
3. behaviour that is driven by another person’s desire to obtain control.

Then I would like to invite you to participate in this study.

This survey is being sent to individuals working in organisations across all industries worldwide. Your participation will help assure that the results generated present an accurate reflection of the prevalence of bullying behaviour in workplace cultures today.

TO COMPLETE THE SURVEY - CLICK HERE

The survey is anonymous and treated in the strictest confidence. You may refuse to answer any question or quit the survey at any time. It will take approximately 10-20 minutes to complete.

I’d love to get industry and country-specific analysis too, so the more responses I get, the better, so please feel free to send this link to your colleagues.

Thank you in advance,

Marilise de Villiers

TO COMPLETE THE SURVEY - CLICK HERE

PS: Although there may be no direct benefit to the participant, there are possible benefits to organisations and society as a whole. Leaders, managers, and human resource personnel may learn techniques for identifying, investigating, and managing workplace bullying. Potential benefits to employees would include improved mental, physical and emotional well-being. Raising awareness of workplace bullying could potentially benefit leaders and organisations by increasing employee engagement and productivity.