From the course: How to Develop Friendships and Connect Meaningfully with Work Colleagues
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Deflecting others' negative behavior
From the course: How to Develop Friendships and Connect Meaningfully with Work Colleagues
Deflecting others' negative behavior
- Some people ooze negativity, so much so that they can bring down the most positive, upbeat people around them. That's not just anecdotal. Research shows that negative colleagues can decrease other people's job performance and even their commitment to the organization. That's why it's so important to recognize and then decline other people's invitations to be negative. Now mind you, I'm not talking about occasional negativity, like the very human need to vent once in a while. I'm talking about declining offers to engage in behavior that's constantly critical of people, predicts the worst, or for another reason, makes you deeply uncomfortable. So let's look at how to pass on negative behavior from downbeat colleagues. First, choose whether or not you want to get drawn in. If you hear a colleague start on a negative rant, ask yourself if this is a conversation worth engaging in. You only have so much energy to spend, and in…
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