Play Your Position With Mary Lou Kayser

In this week’s audible, I share the story about my sixth grade bully and the impact getting bullied has had on how I’ve played my position over the years. I also have an exciting announcement to share with you so stay tuned for that!   As far as the big picture of bullying goes… We tend to think of bullying as a kid problem but it’s actually a human problem. Bullying in the workplace is on the rise and it’s impacting the bottom line of a lot of companies because people who don’t feel safe at work aren’t producing the work the companies expect them to. Every target of a bully may lose up to 200 hours of productivity annually. If that targeted employee takes sick or vacation time, it may be a total of 400 hours of lost production to the employer.   Here are a few 2017 stats about workplace bullying sponsored by the Workplace Bullying Institute:   60.3 Million American workers are affected by workplace bullying 70% of workplace bullies are male, 30% are female Rank -- 61% comes from the boss; 33% is coworker dr