Manager Step 4: Hold Executives Accountable for Bullying
Executives can be held accountable, of course, only when there is a policy in place with enforcement procedures that incorporate a 360-degree approach. There must be a procedural provision that reprisal, aimed at the person reporting the higher-ranking offender, would be grounds for serious consequences such as demotion or termination of the executive. This type of strong language and clear standards is part of the commitment that only organizations genuinely seeking to eliminate bullying craft into their policy and procedures. Is your commitment that strong?
Ensuring accountability up the hierarchy will be found only in the rarest of American organizations.
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