Saying 'No' to Manipulators
Episode 191 of the Accelerate Your Performance podcast, hosted by Studer Education, titled "Saying 'No' to Manipulators" was published on July 26, 2021 and runs 9 minutes.
July 26, 2021 ·9m · Accelerate Your Performance
Summary
What can we do when an individual hoards conversation time, constantly interrupts, provides unsolicited advice and puts others down? These behaviors can be interpreted as manipulative and can damage individuals on our teams and organizations. To maintain working relationships, and be authentic to ourselves and those we lead, we have to firmly and diplomatically say no to manipulators. Today Janet shares examples of how to take control when working with a manipulator. This episode answers qu...
Episode Description
What can we do when an individual hoards conversation time, constantly interrupts, provides unsolicited advice and puts others down? These behaviors can be interpreted as manipulative and can damage individuals on our teams and organizations. To maintain working relationships, and be authentic to ourselves and those we lead, we have to firmly and diplomatically say no to manipulators. Today Janet shares examples of how to take control when working with a manipulator.
This episode answers questions such as:
- How can we deal with manipulators in the workplace?
- What "I" and "it" statements can help stop manipulators?
- How do we firmly say 'no' to manipulators?
Recommended Resources: How to Spot and Stop Manipulators, Deal with Problems, Tips for Documenting Poor Performance and Non-Compliance, & Eliminate We/They
Recommended Podcasts: Dealing with Manipulators, 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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