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COUNTERING BULLY TACTICS AND BULLY SPEAK
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena … who strives valiantly … who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly ….—THEODORE ROOSEVELT
WAYNE, THE SCORCHED-EARTH FIGHTER, loved blaming everything that went wrong on his business partner, Marie. Although he oversaw fiscal management, when taxes came due, he castigated her for not figuring out how to scam the IRS, although doing so was clearly illegal. Although he angered clients, he held Marie accountable for those they lost to other vendors. When revenue dropped, he accused Marie of not marketing more vigilantly.
Bullies wield a variety of tactics ...
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