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Overcoming Mobbing
Maureen Duffy & Len Sperry
4.11 (66 Reviews)
Psychology
Corp Culture
Career
Relationship
Panoramica
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"Overcoming Mobbing" exposes the silent epidemic affecting 37% of American workers - group-orchestrated workplace abuse that can lead to violence and suicide. Dr. Gary Namie endorsed this revolutionary guide that's reshaping HR policies nationwide. What toxic patterns are hiding in your workplace?

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When Your Workplace Becomes a War Zone

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Ever notice how Sunday evenings feel different when something's wrong at work? That knot in your stomach, the dread creeping in as the weekend fades. Now imagine that dread intensifying until you're physically sick at the thought of walking through your office door. For millions of workers, this isn't anxiety-it's the lived reality of workplace mobbing, a collective form of psychological warfare that can destroy careers, health, and lives. Unlike the stereotypical office bully-one bad boss making your life miserable-mobbing involves entire groups ganging up on a single target. Think of it less like a schoolyard fight and more like an organizational witch hunt, where formal systems and informal gossip networks combine to systematically push someone out. Research suggests up to half of American workers have experienced this phenomenon, yet most don't even have a name for what's happening to them. The critical distinction between bullying and mobbing changes everything about how we understand workplace abuse. When Jim's micromanaging boss makes his life hell, transferring to another department solves the problem. But when Linda becomes the target of a coordinated campaign-where her manager and the COO collaborate to build a case against her, strategically plant rumors about an "investigation," and systematically poison her reputation-changing departments won't help. The organization itself has become weaponized. Mobbing transforms institutional processes into weapons. Performance reviews, HR investigations, even seemingly neutral "documentation"-all become tools of elimination rather than management. While 72% of workplace bullies occupy positions of power, mobbing features fluid dynamics where subordinates can successfully target superiors by building coalitions. The assistant coaches who spread gossip about their boss, the administrative staff who "forget" to include someone in meetings, the colleagues who suddenly go silent when the target enters the room-these aren't isolated incidents but coordinated patterns.

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The Targets and Trajectory of Collective Attack

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When Systems, Groups, and Individuals Converge

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The Lived Experience of Psychological Terror

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Recovery, Resistance, and Building Healthier Workplaces

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