The stories from the UK about the Deputy Prime Minister having a track record of bullying his civil servants over his ministerial career puzzle me. It's not the fact he's a bully - it's easy to see how he would fit the role given his public persona. No, what I don't get is that a substantial number of grown-ups in serious jobs were prepared to let themselves be bullied (to the extent that some were physically ill before meetings, according to the reports.) In my experience, if you make it abundantly clear you're not going to accept any kind of professional bullying then it won't happen. It helps to be able to show you have a viciously bad temper, or the capacity for one, as soon as someone crosses the line. Trust me, they quickly cross back as soon as they realise they've picked the wrong person.
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