Hey there!  It's Alix Shadonnay at the business desk and after a bit of a break we're back.
I'd like to start by giving you some very important stats about bullies in the workplace.  Did you know that one in every six persons in the workplace is indeed a bully?  Did you also know that most bullies are women?  These are very shocking stats and added to this they are saying that there is an increasing number of bullies in the workplace and that bullying is on the up and up as well.  In addition, both employees and employers are on the bullying side of things.
There are many theories floating around as to why people become bullies.  Among these theories are some of the following:
Insecurity that includes things about one's personal appearance, social graces, financial position, psychological make up, and more.  Some people become bullies in order to cover up their weaknesses and securities or lack of intelligence because as a whole the bullied are usually less smart than the bullied.  In so many cases bullies use their bullying tactics to threaten and coheres their smarter victims into doing their work for them and what so many managers fail to realize is that nine out of 10 times the bullied usually choose to leave their jobs in order to get away from their tormentors and as a result productivity falls.
Bullying in the workplace has been around for too many years and is not going to go away unless companies make a dedicated effort to deal with the problems.  In too many situations managers feel that the best solution to this problem is for them to ignore it but several experts are of the opinion that in order to solve the bullying problem we need to understand why it takes place and after this we need to find affective solutions for both the bullies and the bullied.  In addition, with the increase of stress in the workplace more bullies are more than likely going to come out of the woodwork and both managers and employees need to be mindful of this.
Lots of food for thought.