Workplace Bullying: A Case for Conflict and Dispute Resolution

It is no secret that working in corporate America can be as much of an exercise in managing people and personalities as an opportunity for career or professional development. While being overworked and feeling undervalued at work seems to be the norm and, accordingly, society is somewhat desensitized to this reality, some workplace environments become even more toxic.

 

Workplace bullying is a phenomenon as old as time, but a topic that has received little attention particularly before workers started to reassess how their work informs a relationship with self in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Alex Green IV has a candid and insightful conversation with Herschenia Brown about her experience with workplace bullying in pursuit of a career in business and corporate finance as well as the challenges she faced in confronting and resolving these issues without access to conflict and dispute resolution resources.