what motivates a workplace bully? Solution Workplace bullies are motivated by the following 1) Imbalance of social and physical power 2) Selfishness of the bully 3) Insecurity of the bully 4) Strong desire of the bully to advance in his/her career in sacrifice to the career of others and financial stability of the process 5) Lack of self esteem of the bully 6) Work stress on the bully 7) Repetitive mistakes in the workplace by the person being bullied.