The challenge of being a manager is to get the best out of everybody, not just the few who are clones of yourself.

Until there's a public commitment, and action to back that commitment, a policy is only words on paper.

Any anti-bullying scheme, initiative or policy which fails to mention accountability for the bullies is likely to meet with little, and often no, success

I just want the bullying to stop. That is all I ever wanted. I used to love going to school. Now I hate it.

Why does the UK government ignore workplace bullying? Our system of democracy - government and law - is based on the adversarial model. To be successful in these fields, bullying behaviour is almost a prerequisite.

Bullies thrive wherever authority is weak

It is the lack of knowledge of, or the unwillingness to recognise, or the deliberate denial of the existence of the serial bully which is the most common reason for an unsatisfactory outcome for both employee and employer.