Backstabbing at workplace certainly
devastates individuals, especially when a person doesn't know ho to deal with
it. Now, career guru Kepcher has offered some advice on how to identify and cope
with backstabbers at workplace.
Credit Stealer
Seemingly helpful team player who will enthusiastically support your
suggestions and work to make the project a big success - particularly because
she intends to take credit.
This will include magnifying her own role, using personal pronouns such as
'I' and 'me' as substitutes for "we" whenever possible.
The Chameleon
He, too, will appear to be a helpful team player, offering encouragement and
support in private.
However, the chameleon will launch into his command performance whenever
bosses are present and criticize ideas he supported some time back, including
subtly accusing his peers of failing to notice the problems.
His every move is an effort to make himself look good - by making others look
bad.
Backstabber In Chief
Occasionally, the Backstabber will also be the boss. Sigourney Weaver nailed
this role in the movie "Working Girl."
The most encouraging boss imaginable will steal the assistant's potentially
career-making idea.
How to handle all kinds of backstabbers at your office, by Kepcher, reports
the New York Daily News:
Stay calm. Do not let them make you emotional and defensive.
Don't wander through the jungle alone. Beware of private conversations that
can be misquoted later. Use e-mail and group meetings to document your
contributions.
Be polite, but persistent. Learn to say no.
Use direct phrases such as, "I'm perplexed you have so many negative comments
about our idea since you were so supportive when we spoke privately yesterday.
Is there a reason you didn't bring up your concerns until now?"
By being direct and careful, you can help push the Backstabber species in
your workplace to extinction as quickly as possible.
