What factors cause someone to be silent or even join a bully rather than standing up to them?

Victor Fralof started this conversation with a straightforward answer – fear.

 

Brandon Mahoney and Stewart Wiggins agreed and I thought we were going to have the first Quick Hits ever that was over in less than three minutes.

 

But then we started talking about why it makes sense to align yourself with rather than against a bully. Why bullies become bullies. How people used to be more likely to “mind their own business” but now it seems like people might step in (is that true?)

 

We talked about how we have been bullied and times we have stood up to bullies.

 

I asked about what advice we had for people being bullied.

 

This conversation ended up being long so there were some good ideas that got left on the editing room floor. Thank you to the amazing panelists for jumping into this heavy topic and sharing their experience.

 

What do you think? Why do people side with a bully?

 

Side note – be safe out there. Don’t stand up to bullies in dangerous situations.

Connect with the panelists:
Brandon Mahoney: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drstartup/

Co-Founder of Launch Point Labs, National venture firm where he is the expert in creating sales departments. He is known as Dr Startup

 

Stewart Wiggins: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stewart-wiggins/  

Induna Advisors – where he offers Fractional Chief Operating Officer services and Brings resources together to help scale your business.

 

Victor Fralof: https://www.linkedin.com/in/victor-fralof/

Personal and professional coaching for mindset, leadership and direct sales scaling.

 

Dr Robyn Odegaard: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robynodegaard/

AKA Mental MacGyver. My doctorate is in organizational business psychology with a concentration in sport and performance. I provide luxury level, high performance support and coaching to executives, founders, celebrities and athletes.

 

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