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Episodes
Jul 8, 2026
Jul 8, 2026
49 min
Scapegoating is an equal opportunity form of harmful workplace behaviour, because anyone can find themselves being made the workplace scapegoat. A phenomenon associated with workplace bullying, scapegoating takes place at a systemic level - described by Dr Nathalie Marthinek as akin to an “organisation’s immune response” to challenge, questioning and unwanted cultural change.
Nathalie writes extensively about workplace power dynamics and she’s an expert on how unhealthy behaviours like scapegoating, narcissism, exclusion and female-on-female aggression can infect a workplace culture.
In this episode, Nathalie talks about Life at the Sharp End for people who’ve found themselves subjected to the scapegoating playbook — from the targets harmed by this unpleasant and unkind behaviour, to the bystanders, HR practitioners and investigators swept along as the enablers of harm against the person targeted as the scapegoat.
Would you like to know more?
Visit priceperrott.com for this episode's show notes and subscribe to my Beyond the Bullet Points Substack for additional insights, commentary and related content.
LINKS
- Read Nathalie’s Substack, Hacking narcissism
- Visit Nathalie's website
- Connect with Nathalie on LinkedIn
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