Bullying needs to be able to be defined in behavioral terms so that a workplace bullying policy can move from a concept to an operational reality. If bullying could be behaviorally defined, the behaviors could be useful for measuring the occurrence of bullying in a workplace as well as training employees with regard to the kinds of workplace behavior that is not acceptable.

Generate behaviors that illustrate, in your judgment, examples of workplace bullying. In other words, what behavioral incidents would represent examples of workplace bullying? How could these behavioral examples be used in an organization? Share your examples and suggested uses with the rest of the class.