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Of course, every workplace has its bully. But overt intimidation is not generally the manipulator's game. Covert‐aggressors find it more effective to make carefully veiled threats to get people to cave in to their demands. There are many ways to stealthily intimidate others. Principal among them are:

1 Selective treatment. Singling the target out for “special treatment.”

2 Systematic exclusion or ostracizing. Leaving the target to feel abandoned and alone if he or she doesn't “play ball” in the manner the manipulator wants.

3 Covert rewards and punishers. Subtly providing for pleasant rewards to come a person's way for compliance while stealthily imposing negative consequences for noncompliance.

When covert means of intimidation fail, manipulators will often turn to more overt forms, still careful, however, not to be so blatantly obvious or easily discoverable in their behavior that they'll tarnish their image or invite sanction. Some of the more overt tactics include emotional, personal, occupational, and career “blackmail.”