Believe me, your team will thank you for this. When you see that team performance is dropping because of the negativity, and you haven’t been successful with the other options, it is time to quickly move on to terminating the person (or moving them to a different, less interactive part of the business). The termination: In some circumstances, the negative effects on your company will force you to terminate Debbie Downer. For example, if Debbie Downer starts talking about how bad things are, the response is “Hey, what’s the lunch special today?” We parents know it works with kids, and there is a good chance it will work with Debbie Downer, as well. Encourage them to redirect to other subjects when things start getting negative.
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In this case, training your team on how to handle them (or any nuisance) is adequate. The redirection: Sometimes the Debbie Downer is a mild nuisance. This could be a real eye-opener for Debbie Downer, and may do the trick to put the brakes on the negativity. The intervention: This is where you have a meeting between Debbie Downer, yourself and the two or three people who are most affected by that glum attitude. Just an awareness of the problem they are causing in the office may be enough to fix the problem. The consequence: Explain to Debbie Downer the problem that her or his (yes, your downer may be a male) negativity is having on others. Once you do that, their negative argument will lose its credibility. The goal here is to get them to address the details. The nitty gritty: If you have ever paid much attention, most Debbie Downers talk in broad strokes. Here is how you deal with the Debbie Downer, keeping in mind that the key is to confront the person because ignoring them makes it even worse.
If you have someone who keeps bringing everyone down, it is going to impact your company’s attitude and, ultimately, your bottom line. Having a good office morale and mood is important to productivity, service and the overall team mentality. The problem with having a Debbie Downer in the office is, well, they bring everyone down. Just about every office has their version of the Debbie Downer. Well, it’s time to identify and deal with your office’s Debbie Downer! Someone gets a job promotion, and she says they are going to have to start working twice as hard. You know her type: Someone celebrates a birthday, and she says they are another year closer to dying. She is the character who has a negative comment about everything. That makes you the bad guy.If you are fan of Saturday Night Live, like I am, you will know exactly what I’m talking about when I say Debbie Downer. +If you know someone who could benefit from this message, please share it with them. Cut the lines to others who try to sink your spirit.
If you have people who regularly attack your happiness, channel your inner Lorena Bobbitt, and cut them out of your life.* Key Takeawayĭon’t go down with someone else’s ship. Be quick to bounce from someone else’s bad behavior. Not a boss, client, family member, or friend. No one else is important enough for you to let them control your happiness. As soon as you allow others to ruin your day you have given them the keys to everything important to you. Don’t give control over your own happiness to someone else. Remember, other people can only bring you down if you give them permission. Because those ladies can knock the joy out of your pinata blindfolded.
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An important spark on my entrepreneurial journey.ĭo other people make you mad? Do they get under your skin and ruin your day? Do the humans in your orbit include Debbie Downers, Angry Angies and Negative Nancys? Then it’s time for a change.
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