Dream Life, Best-fit Role with Nikki Smith

How to recognise and manage a narcissist

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I would say 1 in 2 of my clients work for, or have worked for, a boss with narcissistic traits and in some cases a fully expressed narcissist. That means there’s around a 50% chance that you have worked for one, or have one in your personal life.

Interestingly, I am often the one pointing out the connection between the behaviour and the possible diagnosis. It’s harder to recognise when we’re in the scenario.

Behaviours you may observe that can indicate possible narcissistic traits in an individual include:

  • They need to be right
  • Ideas need to be theirs
  • They respond poorly to any feedback
  • They can change tack and create chaos on their timeline.

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    Before this interview with Claire Richardson, I knew of 1 or 2 strategies to manage or work with a person with narcissist traits. I now know many more.

    Here are some highlights you can jump to:

    • Protect yourself so that you are less of a target
    • Fostering allies
    • How to talk to your boss
    • When to detach
    • What to do if you can’t give feedback or criticism
    • How to effectively give them a compliment
    • Double check advice
    • Get mad on behalf of the narcissist = a surprising benefit
    • Does empathy work or not?
    • The top thing not to do.
      • Stay and suck it up
      • Recover the relationship
      • Move within the organisation
      • Leave without burning bridges
      • Take the f*cker down!

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        Speak soon,

        Nikki

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