How to Deal with Negative Team Members

In this video I talk about how to deal with team members with a victim mindset.

I first cover 7 qualities of people with a victim mentality, and then give 12 suggestions for how to handle this type of team member.

7 Qualities of People with a Victim Mindset

#1:They Have Way Too Much Time on Their Hands and They Stop Working 0:54

#2: They Start Blaming - 1:29

#3: They Start Justifying Everything 1:45

#4: They Spread Negativity to Others -- 2:32

#5: They're Some of the Best Recruiters in the World 3:10

#6: They Spread Rumors -- 4:08

#7: Never Ending Issues 4:44

How to Deal with People with a Victim Mentality -- 6:32


#1: Immediately Meet with Them - 7:02

#2: Ask Them Why They Got Involved with the Company in the First Place - 7:22

#3: Are Those Things Still Important to You? -- 7:52

#4: Find Out What the Challenges Were and Help them Clear Up 8:27

#5: Ask Them if They Would Like Things to Change -- 9:22

#6: Study Trends -- 10:06

#7: Go Through Qualities of a Victim Mentality: 13:05

#8: Give an Assignment - 13:52

#9: Don't Fake It -- 14:34

#10: Hold Them Accountable - 15:13

#11: If they Fall Once or Twice, Give them a Second or Third Chance -15:35

#12: If Things Get Worse, Ask Them to Leave and Take a 90-Day Break 16:17


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[alwynmaguire]

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[chinkyfist]

I didn't realize how many negative ppl I work with. Wow! I've helped others to be more positive and learning of what the issue is before victimizing themselves. Thanks for sharing this. I now have a bttr picture of what I've dealt with in my team and will start doing.

[sunjadannetteofficial]

Very grateful for this as right now I am an employee and starting a virtual tutoring company and had a learning experience at my last job.

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[heatherfinch]

Thank Champ l deal with this as a manager, l hate negativity it's like a cancer, it's crucial to deal with with it on the spot. exit strategy is not always easy to do. Yes most people don't like conflict but it must be dealt with. Yes study trends...

[BantuAzania]

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[clarkbolding]

idle minds can easily over think and create problems that don't exist, when you're a victim they spew negativity and bring others down with them, they will always have problems, get to the root of the problem promptly, adjust to their response by wither letting them go or give them a break for clarity, monitor those that they work around and see if they're rubbing off on others, most of all follow up after you give them feedback, it very well could be someone who shouldn't be working for you

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[jihadhalabi]

SPOT ON! I have this issue with my employee's. It's a negative circus in my business. *if you can't change people - change people

[CaptainPlanet]

Omg! Pat this video is true!!! I've been through a handful of 'previous' employees who are exactly like that. I learned to label them as 'cancer', cancer are very dangerous if they spread and stay around.

Amen to this video! I need to purchase your book now!

[PGSL-rn]

I won't associate with negative people, it's the people you know that bring you down the most, I find. The thing about being an entrepreneur is meeting clients, them being the mentors, and getting a cheque for the excellent work.

[Jorjina.hayatt]

Mr David you're blessed with the ability of analyzing stuff so well and then to actually communicate it with people so effectively, bless you, you could've been a real good psychologist in another life lol cause you can just give a reality slap to someone in the first few minutes and be done with the advice in 5, and save people the huge costs of affording a psychologist and yet never really have that brutally honest reality check which can actually change them for the better!

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