Dealing with Manipulators
Episode 189 of the Accelerate Your Performance podcast, hosted by Studer Education, titled "Dealing with Manipulators" was published on July 19, 2021 and runs 20 minutes.
July 19, 2021 ·20m · Accelerate Your Performance
Summary
Within our organizations, there are people who will do whatever it takes to be successful. Sometimes people who we believe are high performers are actually lethal employees and manipulators. To gain power, people hoard information, shut others down, avoid seeking input and insist on always having control. Saving employees from manipulators in our organizations is one of the most difficult aspects of being a leader - especially if the manipulator is an executive leader. Today, Janet shares 8 t...
Episode Description
Within our organizations, there are people who will do whatever it takes to be successful. Sometimes people who we believe are high performers are actually lethal employees and manipulators. To gain power, people hoard information, shut others down, avoid seeking input and insist on always having control. Saving employees from manipulators in our organizations is one of the most difficult aspects of being a leader - especially if the manipulator is an executive leader. Today, Janet shares 8 tips for dealing with manipulators on our teams.
This episode answers questions such as:
- How can we handle executive leaders who are barriers to teams?
- Why do people manipulate others?
- What actions can we take to cause manipulators to back off?
Recommended Resources: How to Spot and Stop Manipulators, Deal with Problems, Tips for Documenting Poor Performance and Non-Compliance, & Eliminate We/They
Recommended Podcasts: What Makes an Employee a Productive One?, That's the Way it is, Handling Executive Leader Sabotage & Stop the Subconscious Behavior Infecting Your Organization
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