Thriving After Workplace Bullying: Journey from Victim to Survivor

The targets of workplace bullies often suffer long after the bullying stops. Resentment, anger, emotional pain, and even physical ailments can prevent them from moving forward with their lives. How can people who have been bullied at work grow from victim to survivor?

Thriving After Workplace Bullying - Journey from Victim to Survivor, tells the stories of the survivors of workplace bullying focusing on their resilience, how they moved past the hurt, and crucially, how they changed from perceiving themselves as a victim to feeling empowered.

This book delves into what workplace bullying is, its costly impact on both the target and organization, and through in-depth studies and interviews, helps us understand how to avoid workplace bullying.

Thriving After Workplace Bullying is essential reading for organizational leaders, Human Resources professionals, and anyone invested in employee welfare.

Dr. LaVena Wilkin is the Executive Dean of the College of Business and Technology at Sullivan University, Louisville, Kentucky. Before joining Sullivan, she spent twenty-six years in the construction industry. She was honored as a woman owned business finalist for the National Association of Women Business Owners. She started her career at Sullivan in 1999 as a faculty member. After selling the construction company in 2001, LaVena Wilkin came to work at Sullivan full-time. She has facilitated workshops on communication, emotional intelligence, forgiveness, P.E.A.C.E. from Conflict, and workplace bullying for a range of organizations. She is the former Editor for the Journal of Conflict Management and has co-edited or contributed to a number of books including the De Gruyter Handbook of Organizational Conflict Management. LaVena Wilkin earned her PhD in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from Nova Southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Her dissertation topic was workplace bullying in academe.