How Kokomo24/7® Can Help Curb Instances Of Workplace Bullying

When you hear about bullying, you probably think of school children picking on each other on the playground or calling each other names in class, but did you know that 30 percent of American workers are bullied at work every day?  

While the problem of bullying in schools has been extensively addressed and covered, bullying among adults in the workplace has taken place at record-high rates, affecting more than 76 million workers. According to Harvard Business Review, workplace bullying included discrimination, rumor spreading, hostility, and even physical assault.  

At Kokomo24/7®, we recognize that bullying can happen everywhere, and we can provide your organization with robust, yet easy-to-use tech tools that can help your organization foster a safe and inclusive environment for all.  

What Is Happening? 

According to the Workplace Bullying Institute, workplace bullying is “repeated, health-harming mistreatment by one or more employees of an employee: abusive conduct that takes the form of verbal abuse; or behaviors perceived as threatening, intimidating, or humiliating; work sabotage; or in some combination of the above.” 

According to the WBI’s 2021 report on workplace bullying, almost 50 percent of remote workers also experienced bullying and most of them feel like their employer didn’t handle the situation properly. The report revealed that traditional methods of addressing workplace bullying are usually unsuccessful because they not only put the blame and burden of proof on the victim, but often focus on the individual instead of as a system.    

The report from Harvard Business Review highlighted how the only effective way to address workplace violence was at a systematic level that focused on prevention. While individual behavior matters, bullying in the workplace happens because it is allowed to.  

“Bullying is a behavior of opportunity enabled by organizational environments that allow it to occur and continue. Organizations can’t eliminate egotism from human nature, but it is possible to create systems in which egotistical behavior is discouraged rather than reinforced.” explained the author of the report, Ludmila N. Praslova.

Where Kokomo24/7® Comes In 

Kokomo24/7® understands that every workplace faces its own set of unique needs. We also recognize that bullying occurs in the workplace, as well as in schools, and can provide your business with highly customizable, yet easy-to-use software tools that can help streamline the complex task of managing, tracking, and even preventing workplace bullying.  

Our solutions such as our Incident Management tool, Anonymous Reporting System, and Custom Employee Engagement tools work to keep your workforce safe and can help better manage and address instances of bullying in the following ways: 

Anonymous Reporting 

• Provide employees, staff and workplace leaders with a private way to report concerning behavior such as unfair treatment or threats made by coworkers 
• Employees can privately report their own mental health status and instances of bullying 
• Automatic escalation of vital reports to specific members with AI filtering, resulting in better management of cases of bullying 
• Option to automatically integrate reports into our Incident Management system 

Incident Management 

• Collect and track workplace employee incidents using the centralized dashboard such as employee misconduct, employee bullying, requests, and more 
• Assign follow-up activity with automated tasks 

Feedback Management 

• Keep employees engaged through customized questionnaires and forms on any topic including mental health checkups and bullying surveys for any employee, allowing you to get the feedback you need, when you need it  
• Alerts for failed response prompt quick follow-up which allows for more timely management of cases  

Join the hundreds of workforce leaders using Kokomo24/7® solutions to help make their workplace safer and streamline workflow. From Anonymous Reporting to Customized Surveys, our tools can help you implement your health, safety, and wellbeing initiatives, and improve your workflow, all while meeting compliance requirements.   

Get the health and safety platform you need to better navigate complex and changing circumstances and equip your workers with the technology tools they need to better manage workplace bullying incidents.   

Ever since Kokomo24/7® was founded in 2018, we have been a leader in compliance and risk management solutions for all things health and safety. Kokomo proudly serves workplaces, schools, and communities. Our mission is to deliver highly effective, easy-to-use, and trusted compliance and risk management solutions that bridge the gap between public safety and technology.     

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