My last two articles Leaders Beware, Good People Bully Too and Unexpected Leadership Skills focused on how easy it is for managers, as I was, to bully their staff without even knowing that we are doing it. 

It's always easier to spot bullying behavior in other managers.

What we should be focusing on is our behavior and the fact that we may be intimidating our staff and developing cultures where fear definitely exists.

In this article, I want to share two steps that supervisors can take to determine whether or not their staff is feeling bullied and how to prevent it. These steps are understanding the concept of self-deception and requesting feedback from direct reports.