Sunday, July 14, 2019

Facing a Bully

Most of us have faced a bully in our lives. Sometimes those bullies are overt and other times they're more subtle and quiet. Nevertheless when a bully corners us, we have some important decisions to make:

  • Choose to be respond with respect and good manners
  • Continue to do your good work
  • Investigate the situation, find out all that you can about what's really happening
  • Seek support in dealing with the situation
  • Work to end the bullying
Some of us may be surprised when a bully rises in our midst--we may be caught off guard. One way to potentially avoid this is to assess situations with the question, Who is woking for/with me and who  not working with  me and may be working against me. Sometimes when we're caught off guard, it's because we're naive and don't understand that there will be those who work against you and don't support you.