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In David and Goliath, Gladwell argues that people misjudge what appear to be “mismatched” opponents. He explains the weak may triumph not simply by finagling the rules, but by changing the very game itself. Applied to the bully/target debacle, strategies for turning the tables rest on the element of surprise; and, on a game of the unexpected. To curtail future abuses, aggressors must know that a counterattack is coming – only not one using conventional weaponry. Turn the page…

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When I was small, I remember children kicking another child’s carefully constructed sand castle – each one taking turns disintegrating its structure. A grownup scenario of this occurs (at work) when bullies are permitted to abuse their peers on a serial basis – the equivalent of having your persona diminished, and the shards of your accomplishments kicked in your face.

Imagine if there were no system of justice: and each day you were required to see the person who assaulted you, and silently deal with the effrontery of their self-righteous exultation. Turn the page…

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