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5 ways to deal with negative colleagues atWork

ET JOBS | 6 hrs ago | Posted By: Ritik Ahuja

A once pleasant office could turn toxic any time with

professionals spreading negative energy. While the reasons

that lead co-workers to turn malicious could be varied, as

professionals we must do our best to avoid getting sucked into

the negative spiral. ET finds out how.

1. Identify the Type

Chicken little, drama king or queen, the victims and bad news

bears. Rajita Singh, head, HR at Broadridge Financial Solutions

identifies these three categories for negative colleagues. "Chicken little is the one who belittles good news; a victim cries

foul and blames others; drama kings and queens want the spotlight on them and bad news bears exist only in the

negative," she says.

2. Set Boundaries

"The best way to deal with negative people is to set clear boundaries for discussion and to maintain personal distance.

The right distance should be maintained so that one does not get involved," says Joginder Chhabra, a marketing and

strategy professional with a large electronics giant. Singh suggests the FIDS or Feel, Imagine, Do and Share approach

for dealing with negative people.

3. Hang out with Assorted Groups

Singh thinks it would help to mingle and socialise in assorted groups to avoid getting affected by negative people. "If you

hang out with the same set of people their natural tendencies and behaviour are bound to rub off on you over a period of

time. But, if it's about a team or a project that has negative people you cannot do without, keep conversations to a

minimum, and identify the areas where you can make a positive change," she says.

4. Provide Support

As managers, individuals need to provide emotional and professional support to such people. "Group dynamics could be

a good way of dealing with such people. If you put the negative person in a group of positives, chances are he or she will

change. Sometimes arithmetic works in personal life, too," says Chhabra.

5. Snap Out of It

If all efforts to deal with such people come to naught, managers need to let go of such professionals. Singh feels ignoring

is not a bad thing. "We cannot become a life coach. If all efforts of putting up with such people are not yielding results, it is

best to drop them off your list," she says.

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