Bob Sutton: Techniques to Avoid Toxic People

Stanford Professor Bob Sutton goes over various ways to distance yourself from awful people in the workplace, from obvious tactics like sitting further away or finding a safe hideout, to subtler strategies like reducing the frequency of interaction to give them time to cool off. The renowned management expert also says supervisors should help: “A great boss is somebody who protects you from idiocy from on high.”
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I love practical advice like this.