Tug-of-War

Can you bring two parties together who have acted defensively and resistively? Yes, it is just a matter of returning to each party's mission and values and evaluating the return on investment of such behavior. When bad actors compete, the showdown is meant to be a search-and-destroy mission. Constituents of both parties run from, look away from, or become disgusted when bad tug-of-war behavior is the only form of collaboration and communication. In a tug-of-war, a show of strength and character is the assumed agenda; however, when parties react defensively or are resistant, the weakness of character in each party becomes apparent, and the strength of the members diminishes. Dr. Stewart 

An Organizational Approach to Workplace Bullying