Authority is linked to responsibility, which means knowing how to answer, both for oneself and for the world. This is also how it is linked to the power of speech. Demonstrating authority necessarily means knowing how to answer for one's actions. However, when everyone in the organization disclaims responsibility, they are no longer the author of their actions and take refuge in the anonymity of the crowd ("it's not me, it's everyone").

Harassment in the workplace is a delicate subject to deal with. Moreover, company management and, more generally, all the social actors concerned, seem helpless when accusations of harassment emerge. Most often, it is panic, giving rise to inertia or, on the contrary, to escalation.

In everyday life, psychosocial risks are generally divided into stress, mental load, dysfunctional work organization, etc. The most serious consequences include burnout and attempted suicide. These two "highlights" of psychosocial disorders often, if not most of the time, have their origin in harassment and terror at work. Since then, I have encountered entire decimated collectives on several occasions during audit missions. The cause? Harassment through terror. Strange work

Actuellement et plus que jamais, les notions d’autorité et de pouvoir se confondent. Or, l’autorité n’est que ce qui légitime le pouvoir...