Comments on: A Bullying Boss Leads to Financial Meltdown? http://www.leanblog.org/2009/09/bullying-boss-leads-to-financial/ Mark Graban's leanblog.org - Lean Healthcare, Lean Thinking, Lean Manufacturing, Toyota Production System Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:59:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bob Emiliani http://www.leanblog.org/2009/09/bullying-boss-leads-to-financial/#comment-5479 Bob Emiliani Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:35:31 +0000 http://leanblog.bigbigdesign.net/2009/09/a-bullying-boss-leads-to-financial-meltdown/#comment-5479 Mark - Many thanks for posting this. For years I have been using articles like this in my graduate Lean leadership course to teach the difference between Lean behaviors and "behavioral waste," and the consequences of these "fat" behaviors on the 5 key stakeholers. In the past I have used Al Dunlap and Linda Wachner as cases becasue there has been such a wonderful, extensive published record on their bad behaviors.<br /><br />Some of your blog readers might be interested in my 1998 journal paper titled "Lean Behaviors," which is available for free at http://www.bobemiliani.com (click on Publication, then click on the Papers tab).<br /><br />Regards,<br /><br />Bob Emiliani Mark – Many thanks for posting this. For years I have been using articles like this in my graduate Lean leadership course to teach the difference between Lean behaviors and "behavioral waste," and the consequences of these "fat" behaviors on the 5 key stakeholers. In the past I have used Al Dunlap and Linda Wachner as cases becasue there has been such a wonderful, extensive published record on their bad behaviors.

Some of your blog readers might be interested in my 1998 journal paper titled "Lean Behaviors," which is available for free at http://www.bobemiliani.com (click on Publication, then click on the Papers tab).

Regards,

Bob Emiliani

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]]> By: CHris http://www.leanblog.org/2009/09/bullying-boss-leads-to-financial/#comment-5478 CHris Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:31:59 +0000 http://leanblog.bigbigdesign.net/2009/09/a-bullying-boss-leads-to-financial-meltdown/#comment-5478 Definitely poor leadership, but also poor succession planning. This is an area where Toyota also does well, it seems (so far). Definitely poor leadership, but also poor succession planning. This is an area where Toyota also does well, it seems (so far).

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]]> By: Mark Graban http://www.leanblog.org/2009/09/bullying-boss-leads-to-financial/#comment-5477 Mark Graban Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:44:45 +0000 http://leanblog.bigbigdesign.net/2009/09/a-bullying-boss-leads-to-financial-meltdown/#comment-5477 The issue of bullying is talked about more publicly in the UK, as I've heard when I've worked there. It's not that I'm a bully, trust me!! (You know this, Mark. W.) <br /><br />But it's in the media, it's on signs at the hospitals, that they should have zero tolerance for bullying.<br /><br />There's a whole "Workplace Bullying Institute" if you can believe it:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.workplacebullying.org/about/history.html" rel="nofollow">LINK</a> The issue of bullying is talked about more publicly in the UK, as I've heard when I've worked there. It's not that I'm a bully, trust me!! (You know this, Mark. W.)

But it's in the media, it's on signs at the hospitals, that they should have zero tolerance for bullying.

There's a whole "Workplace Bullying Institute" if you can believe it:

LINK

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]]> By: Mark Welch http://www.leanblog.org/2009/09/bullying-boss-leads-to-financial/#comment-5476 Mark Welch Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:38:43 +0000 http://leanblog.bigbigdesign.net/2009/09/a-bullying-boss-leads-to-financial-meltdown/#comment-5476 Glad to see you posting on this topic, Mark (office bullying). I'm sure most all of us have encountered this behavior and the dysfunction it leads to at one level or another where we've worked. What I've often wondered is where is the leadership from the Boards or HR Depts. to deal with it? Do they not even have a finger to the pulse of the organization, or worse yet, know about and give it tacit approval?<br /><br />The wreckage goes far beyond what it does to the organization. This behavior takes a toll on personal health in the form of stress and extends to the family lives of the employees when that stress expresses itself at home. As a former HR person myself, I think there should be zero tolerance for bullying in the workplace. Glad to see you posting on this topic, Mark (office bullying). I'm sure most all of us have encountered this behavior and the dysfunction it leads to at one level or another where we've worked. What I've often wondered is where is the leadership from the Boards or HR Depts. to deal with it? Do they not even have a finger to the pulse of the organization, or worse yet, know about and give it tacit approval?

The wreckage goes far beyond what it does to the organization. This behavior takes a toll on personal health in the form of stress and extends to the family lives of the employees when that stress expresses itself at home. As a former HR person myself, I think there should be zero tolerance for bullying in the workplace.

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