Comments on: When does tough talking become bullying? http://cheeky-monkey.co/blog/2010/02/26/when-does-tough-talking-become-bullying/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=when-does-tough-talking-become-bullying A human approach to innovation and change Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:44:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Yasmin http://cheeky-monkey.co/blog/2010/02/26/when-does-tough-talking-become-bullying/comment-page-1/#comment-160 Yasmin Sat, 27 Feb 2010 10:53:32 +0000 http://www.wayofthemonkey.co.uk/blog/?p=1051#comment-160 As a Cheeky Monkey employee I can vouch for the fact the Nina is indeed a 'tough talker' her passion to deliver a human approach to innovation and change is not reserved for our clients, it forms the foundation of our company and is at the core of everything that we do. Change requires honesty and honesty is not always easy to deliver or receive, it is an emotional process that requires trust and perspective. As a consultant and an external resource proving that your actions are not for personal gain or recognition can be difficult. It takes time to build a level of trust that will remove our natural defence mechanism to take things personally, when the trust is not quite there it is important to provide perspective, as Nina said 'show the bigger picture'. I am not saying that tough talking has not made me sweat from time to time, it is natural to stick with what makes us comfortable and without a kick up the ass every now and again it's likely that most of us would stay there. Nina has also commented on bullying in the workplace in today's Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/feb/27/bullying-at-work As a Cheeky Monkey employee I can vouch for the fact the Nina is indeed a ‘tough talker’ her passion to deliver a human approach to innovation and change is not reserved for our clients, it forms the foundation of our company and is at the core of everything that we do. Change requires honesty and honesty is not always easy to deliver or receive, it is an emotional process that requires trust and perspective.

As a consultant and an external resource proving that your actions are not for personal gain or recognition can be difficult. It takes time to build a level of trust that will remove our natural defence mechanism to take things personally, when the trust is not quite there it is important to provide perspective, as Nina said ‘show the bigger picture’.

I am not saying that tough talking has not made me sweat from time to time, it is natural to stick with what makes us comfortable and without a kick up the ass every now and again it’s likely that most of us would stay there.

Nina has also commented on bullying in the workplace in today’s Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/feb/27/bullying-at-work

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