This is how to deal with psychopaths and toxic people: 5 proven secrets
Filed under: Finance, Careers, Work Life
I know what some people are thinking: I'm never going to deal with psychopaths. This is just more sensational clickbait junk.
What Is A Psychopath?
Subclinical Psychopaths
How Do Psychopaths Get What They Want?
- They assess the utility, weaknesses and defenses of those around them,
- They manipulate others to bond with them and get what they want,
- They abandon their targets and move on... Or, in a corporate environment, often move up.
How To Identify A Psychopath
1) Don't.
2) Accept That Some People Are Just Bad News
3) Pay Attention To Actions, Not Words
4) Build Your Reputation And Relationships
5) Win-Win Agreements
Sum Up
- Don't. 1) Run. 2) Are you sure you can't run?
- Accept that some people are just bad news: A tiger is not a good house pet. And you will not change that fact.
- Pay attention to actions, not words: No excuses. No BS. Use the "Rule of Threes."
- Build your reputation and relationships: You need a good defense and good advice.
- Win-win agreements: Make it easier to go through you than to destroy you.