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Segment 1 with Bill Eddy starts at 0:00

When we all went to grade school and high school there always were bullies – when we entered college, they were there too as they are in every business in America. But since the advent of social media and politicians like Donald Trump, bullies again seem to be on the rise and in many organizations and parts of our society, in fact may be a preferred method to get what you want. What can we do about it?

Bill Eddy is the Chief Innovation Officer of the High Conflict Institute based in San Diego, California. He trains lawyers, judges, mediators, and therapists throughout the United States and a dozen other countries in managing high-conflict family, workplace, and legal disputes. He is the author of “Our New World of Adult Bullies: How to Spot Them – How to Stop Them” and has a popular blog on PsychologyToday.com.

We discussed:

  • Rise of bullying behavior in society, particularly in small businesses
  • Spotting and stopping adult bullies
  • Prevalence and impact of bullying on various occupations
  • Connection of bullying behavior to political and social influences
  • Characteristics of bullies and traits associated with personality disorders
  • Strategies for dealing with bullies in the workplace
  • Challenges of confronting bullies and setting limits
  • Importance of speaking up and seeking support when experiencing bullying behavior

Segment 2 with Matthieu Rouif starts at 23:30

AI is going to have a tremendous effect on photographs and videos- what do you need to know?

Matthieu Rouif is the CEO and Co-Founder of Photoroom. A graduate of Stanford, Matthieu previously founded Replay, a video editor, which was acquired by GoPro. Matthieu cofounded AI photo-editing app Photoroom in 2019, and since then, the app has now been downloaded over 150 million times in more than 180 countries.

We discussed:

How has photography changed in the last few years?

Affect of AI editing software

What makes Photoroom different from other photo-editing apps?

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