Bully Bully

Bullying is a very serious issue today at schools. Our young people are being bullied online or at school and there are great organizations and people fighting that. I thank them for doing that.

But there is bullying in the workplace, too. We deal with people who threaten or have outbursts that scare us. I know grown men who are bullied by their business partners and don't know how to deal with it.

I have dealt with bullies from the time I was a kid and have to say, it's been very frustrating. All I can say is that bullies I have known are weak, scared and cowardly when they are exposed. The sooner workplace bullies are dealt with the better.

The other thing I have seen is that every one of us feels we have been bullied. But how many of us admit to being bullies?

Barry LaBov
LABOV Marketing Communications and Training
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