Dealing with Difficult People: The Stealth Destroyer
July 02, 2009, 3:45 PM
How to cope with the passive aggressive people in your workplace.
Dealing with Difficult People: The Know It All
June 22, 2009, 3:30 PM
Got a know-it-all in your life who knows everything except, perhaps, how to act like a real human being? Read on for tips on how to deal.
Dealing with Difficult People: The Yes Person
June 17, 2009, 12:55 PM
The person who never says "no" can seem like the dream colleague -- at first.
Dealing with Difficult People: The Workplace Bully
June 15, 2009, 8:00 AM
How to handle bullies in professional settings.
Dealing with Difficult People: The Six Types of Difficult People
June 13, 2009, 11:20 AM
Difficult people are everywhere, yes, but their behavior generally falls into recognizeable categories.
Dealing with Difficult People
June 08, 2009, 2:25 PM
In which your faithful blogger decides to wander into the topic of handling challenging personality types.
Daniel Goleman on the Meaning of Empathy
June 02, 2009, 2:50 PM
Often confused with "compassion," empathy actually comes in three different forms.
More on Organizing Your File Cabinets
May 29, 2009, 9:30 AM
More tips on creating an efficient paper filing system.
Creating a Filing System that Works
May 20, 2009, 12:05 PM
Filing drawers stuffed to the gills? Here's how to organize your filing drawers in a way that makes sense -- to you.
Managing Paper Day by Day
May 08, 2009, 3:25 PM
How to manage the paper as it comes into your office, time after time.
Like a cancer, stealth destroyers are poisonous to the organizational system. In my experience over the past fifteen years with clients, there are only two options. Avoid hiring a passive aggressive stealth destroyer or complete the proper documentation and remove the cancer. I've found it fairly straightforward to detect passive aggressive behavior in behavioral interviews.
Unlike real cancer, which is not contagious, the stealth destroyer is highly contagious for two reasons. First, they can drag others down to their level. Secondly, fellow employees can see clearly what's going on and can't believe that managers are buying their truckload of crap. That can deflate the engagement level of a workforce very quickly.
So, my suggestion is to take aggressive action against the stealth destroyer. Thanks for the thought provoking articles.