Exposing Workplace Bullying
Episodes
Threat Assessment
21 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Most conversations about workplace bullying focus on what to do after harm has happened. In Episode 28, Threat Assessment, we shift the lens to threat...
The Case for Workplace Self-Defense
07 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 27 marks the beginning of Season 4: The Art of Workplace Self-Defense—and introduces a hard truth: the strategies most people are told to us...
The Reckoning
10 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Season 3 closes with a hard truth: there’s no single reason people become workplace bullies — and organizations play a major role in letting them...
The Harder They Fall
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr. Jan Kircher examines why bullies avoid consequences for so long and what shifts when accountability finally becomes real. She bre...
Face Off
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr. Jan Kircher examines what really happens when you confront a workplace bully — and why direct, face-to-face confrontation can e...
When Bullies Band Together
10 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr. Jan Kircher breaks down what really happens when bullies band together — not the loud, chaotic “mob” people imagine, but t...
The Mask of Respectability
28 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr. Jan Kircher examines how workplace bullying is hidden, protected, and normalized through the mask of respectability. She explains...
The Bully Above, The Bully Beside
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode breaks down how bullying shifts depending on where it sits in the organization. Dr. Jan Kircher looks at the difference between a peer wh...
Portrait of a Bully
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Season 3 continues by challenging one of the most common misunderstandings about workplace bullying: the idea that there’s a single “type” of bu...
The Workplace Bully Dossier
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Season 3 Profile of a Workplace Bully opens by going straight to the source of bully culture — the workplace bully. The confusion, the power, the ...
The Bystander's Choice
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This season closes by turning the focus on the bystander — the unseen force inside bully culture. Silence, fear, and loyalty to power don’t stay n...
The Case For Collective Action
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Most people respond to workplace bullying alone — but that’s exactly why nothing changes. Collective action is a powerful way to make workplace bu...
The Art of Coalition Building
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Coalition building inside a bully culture isn’t about rallies, big movements, or calling people out in meetings. It’s about strategy — small, qu...
The Power of Bystander Action
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bystanders are told to “speak up,” but in bully culture, that can backfire fast. In this episode, Dr. Jan Kircher breaks down what real bystander ...
When Bystanders Cross the Line
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Exposing Workplace Bullying, Dr. Jan Kircher reveals how bystanders stop being neutral and start becoming part of the abuse. When t...
The Psychology of the Crowd
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Workplace bullying doesn’t survive because of one person — it survives because of the crowd that allows it. In this episode, Dr. Jan Kircher break...
The Myth of Neutrality
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Exposing Workplace Bullying, Dr. Jan Kircher challenges one of the biggest lies in bully culture—the idea that bystanders are neu...
Bystanders: Who Are You?
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Season Two of Exposing Workplace Bullying starts here. This episode pulls back the curtain on bystanders—the people who see bullying but do nothing....
Reclaiming Your Power: The Truth Beyond Survival
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Reclaiming your power at work isn’t about fighting the bully — it’s about protecting yourself, staying steady, and building strategies that actu...
What They Don’t Tell You About Reporting
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Think reporting workplace bullying will fix the problem? Think again. Reporting isn’t a clean fix — it can be risky, draining, and often feels lik...
Strategizing When the System is Failing You
09 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When HR shrugs, leadership looks away, and colleagues stay silent, it can feel like the whole system is stacked against you. So what can you do? In th...
Bonus Episode: Should I Stay or Go?
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Deciding whether to stay or leave a bullying workplace is one of the hardest choices you’ll face. In this bonus episode, Dr. Jan Kircher explores th...
Is This Really Bullying?
04 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Exposing Workplace Bullying, Dr. Jan Kircher explores what bullying really looks like at work — and how it’s often far more sub...
Documentation is Not a Dirty Word
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When you’re told to “document it,” while you’re being bullied at work, it can feel like just another burden — one more exhausting task piled...
The Bully's Playbook
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bullies don’t follow a single script — they use whatever works to gain control and cause harm. In this episode, I break down the major tactics bul...
Lessening the Toll of Workplace Bullying
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Workplace bullying isn’t just “stress at work.” It’s trauma that seeps into every part of your life — your health, your confidence, and your...
Bonus Episode: I Believe You
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when you finally speak up about workplace bullying—and no one believes you? In this bonus episode, Dr. Jan shares her personal story of...
What Did I Just Walk Into?
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this powerful first episode of Exposing Workplace Bullying, host Dr. Jan Kircher—founder of Stop Bully Culture—pulls back the curtain on the ha...