Bullying and Corporate Psychopaths at Work: Clive Boddy at TEDxHanzeUniversity

Ironically, the ones who are targeted are the most talented.

This is so true. Employers: Don’t take this information lightly. Keep in mind people don’t quit their jobs, they quit people.

Being bullied at work is absolutely terrible. I've experienced it, and I had to leave my job to protect myself mentally and physically.

I am unemployed right now because I left a toxic workplace with a bullying boss.

I'm going through this right now... it's the most horrific thing... but it's all done subtly with a smile.... like gaslight ing. ..

These people are toxic. It just takes one to infect the entire office

Psychopaths do have feelings. Envy, rage and jealousy!

How many "natural deaths" are caused by people being harassed and bullied at work? My guy died of a heart attack, and he had been having daily panic and anxiety attacks BECAUSE of people he worked with. He wasn't shot, or poisoned, or beat up. He was killed by words. He was born with disabilities which made it difficult for him to walk, he was short, and he was an amazing soul that loved and forgave. The people responsible will never realize what they have done because they simply don't care who they hurt or how their behavior affects the world around them.

The lecturer made an excellent point, bullies are very political and have excellent social connections,  they use these connections to destroy people they envy or find vulnerable.

Bullies crush your passion and motivation for the work that you do. They’re toxic on so many levels and are often pathetic excuses for human beings.

Psychopaths are rewarded, make the most pay, and are promoted. That's what business wants. It's corrupt, and we live in an utterly corrupt society at the moment. Just the way it is. Until the decent people demand better, we will never be treated better.

I'm mentally and spiritually scarred from working in Corporate America. My personality and personal values have never matched with that culture.

Sadly enough, this man is right. The bullies and sociopaths rise to the top, and those who promote them are too weak to see it

That`s a reason why I quit a marketing job. I was bullied, undermined and ignored. I was suffering in silence. Depressed. Crying everyday. Now, working in medical field. Its amazing. Great team and energy. I found a purpose in my life.

I was mobbed by a gang of narcopaths who bullied, harassed, smeared, sabotaged and otherwise made my life miserable. They almost drove me to suicide. They destroyed my career. I tried to report them many times, but the management dismissed it as "personality conflicts". Damn right, they enjoy it. The ones who went after me bragged about what they'd done and laughed about it among themselves. They clearly got off on it. And ignoring them doesn't work at all. They just intensify their attacks. You can't talk to anyone because they will just call you "paranoid" (or they may be in on it). This is far more widespread than many want to admit.

This is one of the reasons why people get sick from work: burnt out and PTSD

Being nice won't fix bullies. That only works for "regular" people. Bullies see nice as a fantastic target. Have to push back, hard. Make them choose some other way to get their jollies - they're addicted to hurting others - give them some antabuse.

HR in the US is a joke. They are there to protect the company and laugh off the worker who is being bullied, which in turn makes the problem worse. So, the only thing left is to leave.

Ted should talk about the unwillingness to train new employees. This is a serious issue that needs to actually be discussed

This was an excellent presentation of corporate bullying and explains why so many employees who were working from home in the lockdown did not want to go back to the workplace.