Who We Are

I’m Dr Linda Shallcross

Director of Workplace Mobbing Australia Pty Ltd, a company that has the twin aims of assisting those who have been bullied or ‘mobbed’ in the workplace and advising employers about policies, practices, and training to prevent bullying. In addition, advice as to fair and objective processes for conducting investigations is also available.

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I have a small team of researchers and health professionals who share my drive to eliminate bullying in the workplace. The team can help prevent mobbing and bullying behaviours through professional development workshops that are individually tailored to meet the specific needs of the organisation.

Previously, I was a senior manager of equity programs in universities and public service departments in Victoria and Queensland, managing complaints of harassment, bullying and discrimination. I started this business several years ago following my research into workplace mobbing that led to the award of a PhD.

My Qualifications

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Education

PHD Workplace mobbing:
Expulsion, exclusion and transformation – 2009

Master of Public Sector Management:
Griffith University – 2004

Master Social Work (Professional Qualifying):
Southern Cross University – 2017

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Affiliations

International Association of Workplace Bullying and Harassment (IAWBH)
Australia New Zealand Academy of Management (ANZAM)
Australian Association of Social Workers(AASW)

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Consultancies

During the past 20 years, I have undertaken consultancies for several organisations including WorkCover NSW, WorkCover Queensland, WorkCover Tasmania, the Tasmanian and Queensland Industrial Relations Commissions, Universities and the Public Sector and provided research and expert opinion for several law firms on behalf of individual clients.

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Research

I have been leading author and contributed to several articles, including more to be published in 2019, as follows:

Branch, S., Sheryl, R., Shallcross, L., Hedges, A., & Barker, M. (2019). Bosses get bullied too: Exploring upwards bullying to learn more about workplace bullying. In P. D’Cruz, E. Noronha, E. Baillien, B. Catley, K. Harlos, A. Hogh & E. Gemzoe-Mikkelsen. Pathways of Job-related Negative Behaviour, Handbooks of Workplace Bullying, Emotional Abuse and Harassment (1st ed., p. 30). Springer Nature, Singapore.
Branch, S., Shallcross, L., Barker, M., Ramsay, S., & Murray, J. (2018). Theoretical frameworks that have explained workplace bullying: Retracing contributions across the decades. In P. D’Cruz, E. Noronha, G. Notelaers & C. Rayner, Concepts, Approaches and Methods, Handbooks of Workplace Bullying, Emotional Abuse and Harassment (1st ed., p. 51). Springer Nature, Singapore.
Shallcross, Linda, Ramsay, Sheryl, & Barker, Michelle (2013) Severe workplace conflict: the experience of mobbing. Negotiation and Conflict Management Research, 6(3), pp. 191-213. This paper received the “Best Article of 2013 Award”.
Shallcross, Linda, Ramsay, Sheryl, & Barker, Michelle (2012) Qualitative inquiry as transformation and agency: The black sheep and workplace mobbing. In Discourse, power, and resistance down under. Sense Publishers, The Netherlands, pp. 121-133.
Shallcross, L., Ramsay, S., & Barker, M., (2011) The power of malicious gossip, Australian Journal of Communication, 38 (1) pp 45-68.
Shallcross, L., Ramsay, S., & Barker, M., (2010) A proactive response to the mobbing problem: A guide for HR Managers, New Zealand Journal of Human Resource Management, 10(1) pp. 27-37.
Shallcross, L., Sheehan, M., & Ramsay, S., (2008) Workplace Mobbing: Experiences in the public sector, International Journal of Organisational Behaviour, 13 (2) pp. 56-70.
Ramsay, S., Barker, M., & Shallcross, L., (2008) Counterproductive forces at work: Challenges faced by skilled migrant job-seekers. International Journal of Organisational Behaviour, Vol. 13 (2) pp. 110-121.
Shallcross, L., Ramsay, S., & Barker, M., (2008) Workplace Mobbing: Expulsion, Exclusion, and Transformation, Australia and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference, New Zealand. (ANZAM)

Meet Ms Summer Bland, Associate Director

Summer is the first point of contact for those seeking our services. She has over 18 years’ experience in program management and creative team leadership, and a proven track record of driving successful people and culture initiatives.

In the last five years, she has transitioned into a role as an organisational development consultant and established herself as a specialist in workplace cultural change in the public and private sectors.

Summer’s areas of expertise include managing psychosocial hazards, preventing and managing workplace psychological injuries, combating workplace bullying, mobbing, harassment and discrimination.

She is a qualified workplace investigator, with a Bachelor of Arts (Political Science) and is currently completing a Graduate Diploma in Psychology.