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Strategies for building self-confidence
Techniques for embracing your strengths and accomplishments
Tips for seeking support and feedback
It’s not about you
Bullies live with their own history that may contribute to their actions. While bullying is painful to you, it is more about them than about you.
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Hiding insecurities
Some bullies deceitfully take control and undermine colleagues because of a lack of confidence.
They make commitments to clients without consulting their team and justify their actions for circumventing the team. Meanwhile, coworkers feel powerless, forced to submit to the bully's way of d...
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Finding support
Bullies can leave you feeling ashamed or unworthy. The tendency is to isolate yourself so others don't see that. But this will drive you only deeper into submission.
Seeking help from trusted friends, peers, or a professional can help you find a way forward. If you decide to report th...
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Observe, plan, escape
Recognize the behavior you're experiencing for what it is. Then strategically plan your escape. Commit not to stay with the abuse indefinitely.
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Bullying to seem smart
A colleague may use their position of authority to demean and dominate others. They may seem poised and confident and can be responsible for substantial billings. But little cracks start showing when coworkers become hesitant to work with the person or even threaten to leave.
Coworkers n...
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Workplace bullying
Bullying in the business world is more masked:
- Taking credit for others' work.
- Shaming others in public.
- Inventing faults to accuse team members when superiors are around.
- Concerned with building a reputation as a hard-driving manager that is focused on continu...
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Bullying: a form of violence
Bullying is intended to dominate a victim into submission.
When we're under attack, our rational minds shut down and move into the fight-or-flight mode. When we can't fight or run away, we freeze or surrender.
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It’s not about you; it’s about others
Fighting our pain and relieving other people’s pain is why we’re here.
When we help people through their struggles, it helps us with our own.
It’s not about you
Instead of gaining control, you subject yourself to the opinion of someone else. It turns you against yourself and away from the truth.
You were not rejected; the outcome you desired was. Be honest about the motives. You might be wanting the wrong thing.
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