Recognising Workplace Bullying: A New Series Inspired by Terrie Anderson

This is a series about recognising workplace bullying and learning how to deal with it, because over the years Terrie shared with me many of her own experiences and the stories she heard from women and men who struggled quietly in professional environments.

What struck me most was how often these situations were not recognised as bullying at all, but simply accepted as normal behaviour.

These were not always dramatic or obvious incidents. They were often small, repeated actions such as being interrupted, ignored, dismissed, or subtly undermined, and yet over time they had a powerful effect on confidence, contribution, and psychological safety at work.