Unbelievably, every day we see how bullying at work operates through the reality shows that all the channels broadcast. What is also unbelievable is the severity of the violence (mainly verbal) employed by the contestants to their teammates, or by the jury, where there is one, towards the contestants, with very few exceptions. We as

Inspired by a series based on a real event, I use it as a parable to illustrate what happens in case we don’t properly guard our souls. Especially when we are bully targets, victims of workplace bullying and receive mobbing in our workplace. It is no different from “Chernobyl”. The Chernobyl* nuclear power plant is

Fear is the worst disease you can catch, the most destructive. It moves faster than light. It strikes the mind and the heart at the same time. It cuts off your limbs without a sword, freezes people, traps them in a nightmare, stops their hearts. Yet it also makes people feel more intensely, and awakens

Recently workplace bullying has become a household term in Greece, thanks to the media in general and television in particular, rolling over us like a tsunami. It gives a name to what most workers have experienced and didn’t know what to call it. Workplace bullying is not an abstract concept. It has many facets and

The problem with rules, even in mathematics, is that once they are created, exceptions are created at the same time. This is perhaps the most difficult task you have to manage. Care demands dedication. It is a sort of marathon, with only a beginning. The process is without end because when you get tired and

You read for years, with sacrifices, angst and anger to get through college and into a good job. You get into a big company, make your parents proud, make money, get a company car, cell phone and credit cards. You eat at the best restaurants, doors are opened to you, your prospects are bright, and

“God gives the signal for battle I rush into the assault trembling. Whether I desert or fight bravely, I will always fall in battle. But this time my death is barren. With my body is lost, scattered to the wind, and my soul. The next, I go down to the earth like a fruit, like

If you do not sow the seed, you will not reap the harvest. Cultivating a field is difficult; it takes effort and patience, and unfailing perseverance. There is no immediate reward. You didn’t sow today and tomorrow morning you expect the fruits to have grown and be on your table, on your plate? You have