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Bullyology - The Minute Review

Name: Bullyology - The Minute Review
Uploaded: 2018-03-29T12:55:28+00:00
Duration: 1 min 30 s
Channel: Jessica Hickman
Description: In a brief interview, Jessica Hickman recounts her three‑and‑a‑half‑year tenure in a male‑dominated workplace where she endured two‑and‑half years of…

29 Mar 2018 · 2 min

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In a brief interview, Jessica Hickman recounts her three‑and‑a‑half‑year tenure in a male‑dominated workplace where she endured two‑and‑half years of intense, gender‑based bullying from a senior male colleague. The bully opposed women’s presence and felt threatened by her advocacy for gender equality and men’s mental‑health stigma reduction. To protect herself, Jessica emotionally detached, observed her own experience, and eventually left the job to prioritize her happiness. She founded Bullyology, a consultancy that empowers individuals and trains leaders to build exceptional, high‑performing workplace cultures while exposing the damaging effects of toxic cultures on both personal and business outcomes.

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Today I'm joined by one of our sponsors, Jessica Hickman, to talk to us about why she started Bullyology.
For 3 and a half years I worked in a male-dominated environment. For 2 and a half years I suffered extensive workplace bullying from a male in a power position, and it was really It was really around my gender as a female. This person didn't believe women should be in the workplace, and also being the person I am, I was championing for equality, and I was really working in the space of breaking the stigma on men's mental health, and this person in a power position really found that uncomfortable. So I became kind of the observer of my own life because I had to separate myself from the feelings and the emotions to really benefit the workplace. So the bullying and harassment lasted a long period of time, and that's really where I finally decided to leave and put my own happiness first. I decided to create this business, Bullyology, to help and empower people and to help leaders and teach them really around the culture of how to create an exceptional culture and what really toxic cultures do for the workplace, not only for their personal success but business success also.