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March 15, 2015 By Joyce Weiss Leave a Comment

Why You HAVE to Run Away From Negatoids

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If you ever are in one of my training sessions you will probably hear me saying,  “Don’t walk away from negative people…Run!” 
Why? mean old lady

Negative people are…

  • toxic
  • boring
  • dangerous
  • energy drainers      

Is that enough already?

They wallow in their problems and don’t focus on solutions.  They want to suck us in and join their PITY PARTY so they feel better about themselves.  The interesting thing is that most people want to run away from them, but never think that they can.  It’s human nature to feel obligated to listen to complainers because we don’t want to be rude.  How about giving this a new spin…They are being rude and taking your valuable time while sucking all of your energy.  There is a fine line between listening to someone who is complaining and getting pulled into their toxic behavior. 

The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any!

Joyce, How Can I Put a Different Spin on the Negativo?

You can avoid getting drawn in by setting limits and distancing yourself from them.  One of my clients gave me this brilliant idea.  If you are a non smoker and a person is smoking, would you sit there all afternoon inhaling the secondhand smoke?  Of course not.  You’d distance yourself.  You need to start doing the same with complainers.  Of course if you run away from a negative person and they continue to follow you, I strongly suggest that you have the honest and tough conversation by using Be Direct with Respect®. 

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Until next time,

This is Joyce Weiss, Business Conflict Resolution Consultant
I help people become top level leaders who get GREAT results.
How do I do this?
I teach them to tackle the tough conversations with bullies and negative people to build employee engagement, accountability, and rock star performance…
The Result? My clients resolve their conflict and they get a better night’s sleep!

Feel free to call me (800.713.1926) concerning your own team/executive retreats, workshops, on line professional growth coaching, and keynote speeches.

Remember…You Get What YOU Tolerate!

See YOU Next Week.

Click on this link to watch my short video to help you reduce conflict in the workplace and deal with these negatoids. 

Filed Under: Communication Skills, Conflict in the Workplace, Dealing with Complainers
Tagged With: dealing with negative people, how to improve communication skills, resolve conflict and interpersonal issues

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