Desperate to prove myself

It was Monday morning, I remember heading to the office, sitting in the traffic, I could feel my anxiety starting to build, I was tapping my hands on the steering wheel waiting for the lights to change.

I was torn. 

Desperate to prove myself and bring all the best I had to offer to my role, to keep my team motivated and focused on the task in hand. My mission was to deliver and deliver well! 

I had so many conflicting thoughts and emotions about heading to the office. I sat there planning my day and deciding how I was going to avoid any difficult situations and remain positive and in good spirits, for the whole time I was there. I was psyching myself up so that I was ready and focused and yet on the inside, I was in turmoil.

Surely all these feelings are just because I am new to this environment after all my boss is the expert here and on my side, successful, driven and a good example to all of us of how to do things. Right ...

I took it upon myself to be a good example, to be the person who communicated and cared and encouraged those around me. What I didn't realise at the time was how much of an impact the environment I was working in was having on me. 

Been there? 

My experience has shown me that the environment and the culture we work in has a massive impact on our own sense of self-worth and will either serve to help us grow and develop as individuals or constantly shut us down.

We all respond differently.

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.