Overcoming Mobbing: A Recovery Guide for Workplace Aggression and Bullying book cover

Overcoming Mobbing

A Recovery Guide for Workplace Aggression and Bullying

Maureen Duffy & Len Sperry
4.11 (66 Reviews)

Panoramica di Overcoming Mobbing

"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?

Temi chiave in Overcoming Mobbing

  • collective aggression
  • organizational complicity
  • character assassination
  • workplace psychological safety
  • systematic employee exclusion

Citazioni da Overcoming Mobbing

  • Mobbing destroys careers and lives.

  • The organization itself becomes weaponized against the target.

  • Addressing individual bullying behaviors won't solve organizational mobbing problems.

  • People take sides as a target is identified.

  • Organizations can be mobbing-prone or mobbing-resistant.

Personaggi di Overcoming Mobbing

  • Maureen DuffyAuthor and clinician with 30 years experience
  • Len SperryAuthor and clinician specializing in mobbing
  • LindaCase study of a target of a coordinated campaign
  • DwayneFootball coach and case study of organizational mobbing

Sull'autore

Sull'autore di Overcoming Mobbing

Maureen Duffy, PhD, and Len Sperry, MD, PhD, co-authors of Overcoming Mobbing: A Recovery Guide for Workplace Aggression, are leading experts in workplace psychology and trauma-informed recovery.

Duffy, a family therapist and consultant specializing in workplace and school mobbing, partners with Sperry, a professor of mental health counseling and organizational psychiatry, to blend clinical insights with systemic solutions.

Their work, including the foundational Bullying and Mobbing: Causes, Consequences, and Solutions, establishes them as pioneers in addressing collective workplace aggression. Duffy’s affiliation with Nova Southeastern University’s Qualitative Research Graduate Program and Sperry’s roles at Florida Atlantic University and the Medical College of Wisconsin underscore their academic rigor.

Their actionable frameworks, informed by decades of psychotherapy practice and corporate consulting, have been cited as essential resources for human resource professionals and mental health advocates. Praised as a “foundational piece of work” in mobbing research, their collaboration continues to shape organizational health strategies globally.

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Overcoming Mobbing by Maureen Duffy and Len Sperry explores workplace mobbing—a systemic form of group aggression that erodes victims’ mental health and careers through prolonged humiliation, exclusion, and sabotage. The book distinguishes mobbing from bullying by emphasizing organizational involvement, provides recovery strategies for victims, and outlines prevention frameworks for employers.

This guide is essential for workplace abuse victims, HR professionals, managers, and mental health counselors. It equips individuals with tools to document abuse, rebuild self-esteem, and navigate legal recourse while offering organizations protocols to address toxic cultures.

Yes—readers praise its actionable recovery strategies, case studies, and clear distinction between mobbing and bullying. Reviewers note its value for both victims seeking validation and employers aiming to foster healthier workplaces.

MobbingBullying
Group-driven, organizationally enabledOne-on-one aggression
Systemic exclusion over months/yearsOccasional hostile acts
Aims to force victim’s resignationSeeks dominance, not expulsion

Victims often experience PTSD, depression, and shattered self-worth due to gaslighting and social isolation. The book links prolonged mobbing to career derailment, financial instability, and suicidal ideation.

  • Document incidents with dates/witnesses
  • Secure legal/mental health support
  • Reframe self-blame as organizational failure
  • Rebuild identity through non-work relationships

Duffy and Sperry urge companies to:

  1. Train managers to recognize early warning signs
  2. Establish anonymous reporting channels
  3. Penalize mobbing instigators, not victims
  4. Conduct “psychological safety” audits quarterly

Examples include a teacher targeted by administrators for whistleblowing and a nurse ostracized after reporting safety violations. These show how institutions often protect aggressors over victims.

With remote work complicating team dynamics, the book’s hybrid workplace adaptation strategies help address digital mobbing through Slack/email. Its frameworks align with 2025 EEOC guidelines on systemic harassment.

Some reviewers argue it overemphasizes organizational solutions without addressing individual resilience. Others note limited guidance for small businesses lacking HR departments.

Duffy brings 25+ years as a workplace trauma psychologist, while co-author Len Sperry contributes organizational psychiatry expertise. Their research cites 200+ peer-reviewed studies on group aggression.

  • “Mobbing isn’t interpersonal conflict—it’s organizational cancer.”
  • “Recovery begins when victims stop internalizing institutional cruelty.”
  • “Prevention requires dismantling systems that reward silence.”

The authors recommend The Bully-Free Workplace by Gary Namie and Emotional Survival for Law Enforcement by Kevin Gilmartin for sector-specific insights.

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