To understand the mind of the workplace bully, we need to take a look at his high-school and teenage years. These are the days when he / she learns the behaviour and abnormal was of handling situations, resolving interpersonal differences, bonding with other people. In it's essence, the personality of the teen is built around a deep sense of insecurity about the self. Typically, there are some factors that can precipitate the making of a bully. A dysfunctional family, negligent parents, inefficient school etc. Compared to the school bully, the "target" is somehow "different" from the rest - academically brilliant, has excellent skills, has a physical deformity, a unique family issue. This difference makes the bully harmful. He grows up learning to target people's strengths (what makes them different), vulnerabilities, and he only gives up his actions when his target is emotionally and physically destroyed. The school bully then moves on to th...