Welcome

to my blog about what I call the phenomenon of Upward Bullying. Perhaps you already know what Upward Bullying is. Or perhaps - like me - you'd never heard of it before, but now you know because you've experienced it. It might be something you experience in the future though I hope not!

I describe Upward Bullying as a form of bullying created by those weaponising the system that was put in place to prevent bullying in the first place. It's a workplace phenomenon where subordinates attack and sabotage their leader through bullying tactics.

It is packaged under various guises which are often hard to recognise. I was ill-prepared for its onslaught. At the heart of the behaviour is cruelty. My mission is to shine a light on this topic and to support other leaders to 'be real, be you'.