Bullied

From New York Times bestselling author of Presence, renowned social psychologist, and one of the most popular TED speakers of all time Dr. Amy Cuddy, a groundbreaking exploration of how bullying hijacked our culture—and how social bravery can change it. When social psychologist Dr. Amy Cuddy became the target of a years-long campaign of bullying that unfolded both publicly and within her profession, she found herself asking a question her research had never fully answered: How do ordinary people become part of extraordinary cruelty? The search for that answer became an investigation into one of the defining social problems of our time. In Bullied, Dr. Cuddy draws on her own experience and decades of research to offer a powerful new understanding of how bullying doesn’t simply harm individuals—it reshapes groups, organizations, and communities into cultures of cruelty. Bringing together psychology, sociology, history, ethology, and real-world cases, she uncovers the surprisingly predictable patterns that allow bullying to spread, reveals why institutions so often fail to stop it, and explains how ordinary people can become part of sustaining it without ever intending to. But this is not just a story of harm—it’s a story of hope. Introducing the concept of social bravery, Dr. Cuddy shows how small but courageous acts can interrupt bullying before it hardens into culture, restoring trust and altering the course of what everyone else does next. In Bullied, you’ll discover:

Part memoir, part scientific investigation, and part argument for repair, Bullied changes the way we think about bullying, courage, and the role each of us plays in shaping the cultures around us—and offers a hopeful vision of how ordinary courage can become as contagious as cruelty.

Amy Cuddy, PhD, is a distinguished social psychologist and the New York Times bestselling author of Presence. She is celebrated for her groundbreaking research on power, trust, and the subtle social forces that shape how we see one another, behave, and perform under pressure. She earned her doctorate from Princeton University and has held faculty positions at Harvard Business School and Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. She received a Harvard Excellence in Teaching Award for her course on power and influence. Cuddy's 2012 TED Talk, "Your Body Language May Shape Who You Are," has garnered more than 75 million views, making it the third most-watched TED Talk of all time. She was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum and is a sought-after keynote speaker.