Title: How People Tick: A Guide To Difficult People And How To Handle Them
This practical guide describes difficult situations, analyzes how they come about, and then suggests strategies for dealing with the problems successfully. It aims to address disruptive behavior patterns once and for all, instead of having to handle one-off "difficult" events, time and time again.
From India, Pune
This practical guide describes difficult situations, analyzes how they come about, and then suggests strategies for dealing with the problems successfully. It aims to address disruptive behavior patterns once and for all, instead of having to handle one-off "difficult" events, time and time again.
From India, Pune
who may also be Aggressive, Antagonistic, Argumen tative, Confrontational, Destructive, Explosive, Hostile, Intimidating, Threatening, Vicious or even Violent
From India, Pune
From India, Pune
who may also be Catastrophizers, Dejected, Miserable, Pessimists, Sad, Scared, Terrified, Timid, Unhappy or Worriers
From India, Pune
From India, Pune
who may also be seen as Bigots, Closed-minded, Prejudiced, Rigid, Unfair or Making Sweeping Assumptions or Generalizations
From India, Pune
From India, Pune
The corrected version with proper paragraph formatting is:
"Who may also be aggressive, belittling, bombastic, bossy, dictatorial, haranguing, harassing, intimidating, oppressive, pressurizing, railroading, threatening, or plain unkind or quite possibly all of these at once."
From India, Pune
"Who may also be aggressive, belittling, bombastic, bossy, dictatorial, haranguing, harassing, intimidating, oppressive, pressurizing, railroading, threatening, or plain unkind or quite possibly all of these at once."
From India, Pune
That's a good book, Amrita. Thanks for sharing. Learning NLP provides people with a toolkit that makes dealing with others much easier than it currently is. Your contribution is valuable for those looking to enhance their people-handling skills.
Zing along,
Umesh Soman
[NLP Practitioner Certification Program, ANLP (India) on LinkedIn Events](http://events.linkedin.com/NLP-Practitioner-Certification-Program/pub/186919)
From India, Mumbai
Zing along,
Umesh Soman
[NLP Practitioner Certification Program, ANLP (India) on LinkedIn Events](http://events.linkedin.com/NLP-Practitioner-Certification-Program/pub/186919)
From India, Mumbai
The corrected text with proper paragraph formatting:
Who may also appear to be alienating, antagonistic, argumentative, confrontational, disaffected, disloyal, disrespectful, grudging, obstructive, resentful, ridiculing, rude, sarcastic, snide, sulky, trouble-makers, uncooperative, undermining, unforgiving, unfriendly, vengeful, or vindictive.
From India, Pune
Who may also appear to be alienating, antagonistic, argumentative, confrontational, disaffected, disloyal, disrespectful, grudging, obstructive, resentful, ridiculing, rude, sarcastic, snide, sulky, trouble-makers, uncooperative, undermining, unforgiving, unfriendly, vengeful, or vindictive.
From India, Pune
About the author
Preface to the second edition
Introduction
1. Angry people who may also be Aggressive, Antagonistic, Argumentative, Confrontational, Destructive, Explosive, Hostile, Intimidating, Threatening, Vicious, or even Violent
2. Anxious people who may also be Catastrophizers, Dejected, Miserable, Pessimists, Sad, Scared, Terrified, Timid, Unhappy or Worriers
3. Apologetic people who may feel so apologetic so often about so many things that they and others feel they're a 'Sorry' Person
4. Biased people who may also be seen as Bigots, Closed-minded, Prejudiced, Rigid, Unfair or Making Sweeping Assumptions or Generalizations
5. Blamers who may Blame Other People or Blame Circumstances, or just Not Take Responsibility for their own actions
6. Boring people who may also be Burblers, Digressers, Ramblers, Tedious, Unfocused or Wafflers
7. Bullies who may also be Aggressive, Belittling, Bombastic, Bossy, Dictatorial, Haranguing, Harassing, Intimidating, Oppressive, Pressurizing, Railroading, Threatening or plain Unkind or quite possibly all of these at once
8. Change-resistant people who may also be Conservative, Inflexible, Risk-averse, Unadventurous, Unimaginative or indeed just Calm and Patient
9. Charmers who may also be Attractive, Charismatic, Seductive, Slick, Slimy or Smarmy or quite possibly all of these together
10. Cold people who may also be seen as Thick-skinned, Unaffectionate, Unemotional, Unempathetic, Uninvolved or possibly even Insensitive or Brutal
11. Competitive people
12. Confused people who may also be Unsettled
13. Difficult people who may be plain Contrary, Disagreeable or Disharmonious
14. Disobedient people
15. Disrespectful people who may also be Belittlers, Dismissive, Flippant, Humiliators, Insensitive, Politically Incorrect and/or Put-Downers
16. Dumpers who may mistakenly believe they are Delegators
17. Embarrassed people who may also Belittle Themselves and/or their Achievements, or be Excessively Modest or Quiet, Reluctant to Accept Praise/Compliments, Scared to Speak Up, Self-deprecating, Self-effacing, Shy
18. Forgetful people who may also be prone to Losing Things
19. Gossipy people who may also be Cliquey and Rumour-mongers
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20. Hostile people who may also appear to be Alienating, Antagonistic, Argumentative, Confrontational, Disaffected, Disloyal, Disrespectful, Grudging, Obstructive, Resentful, Ridiculing, Rude, Sarcastic, Snide, Sulky, Trouble-makers, Uncooperative, Undermining, Unforgiving, Unfriendly, Vengeful or Vindictive
21. Impatient people who may also be Complainers, Intolerant and Unreasonable
22. Impetuous, impulsive people
23. Indecisive people who generally Find It Hard to Make Decisions
24. Insecure people who may also be Fragile, Introverted, Loners, Needing Constant Reassurance, Over-sensitive, Shy, Thin-skinned, Timid, Unconfident, Victim-like, with Low Confidence, Low Self-esteem, Low Self-worth
25. Insincere people who may also be seen as Deceivers, Liars, Manipulators, Tricksters, Two-faced, Untrustworthy
26. Last-minuters who leave things until the very last moment
27. Late people who may also consistently Miss Deadlines or be Unpunctual or Unreliable
28. Loners who may also Keep Themselves to Themselves and not be Obvious Team Players
29. Messy people who may also be Disorganized or Untidy
30. Moody people who may also seem Temperamental, Unpredictable and/or Unreliable
31. Must-have-the-last-word people who may also be Hangers-on and The Last to Leave
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32. Negative people who may also be But-ters, Dampeners, Pessimists or Wet Blankets
33. Nit-picky people who may tend to Find Faults
34. Patronizing people who may also be Arrogant, Belittling, Insensitive, Pompous, Self-important, Smug, Snobbish, Thick-skinned, Unobservant or all of these at once
35. Phobic people who may be Fearful, Frightened, Scared or Terrified of, say, presenting in public
36. Plodders who may also be Infuriatingly Slow, Tedious and Tortoises (vs Hares)
37. Princesses and princes who may also be Daydreamers, Deluded, Precious, Preeners, Spoiled or probably all of these rolled into one
38. Repeaters, i.e. people who Keep Repeating Themselves
39. Scatter-gun thinkers who may also be Unfocused (actually Multi-focused) and Unpredictable and may Flit from Idea to Idea
40. Selfish people who may also be Inconsiderate, Self-centred, Self-obsessed
41. Show-offs who are Attention-seeking, Cocky, Extreme Extraverts and Full of Themselves
42. Stressed people who may also be Anxious, Fretful, Pressured, Tense and/or Worried
43. Unassertive people who may also seem too Compliant, Malleable, Subservient or Weak
44. Unenthusiastic people who may also be low on Ambition, 'Drive', Excitement, Inspiration, Motivation, Optimism or Passion
45. Unfulfilled people who may also be considered Failures, Inadequate, Sad, Underachievers or Unsatisfied
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46. Unmotivated people who may Do the Minimum, Need Telling Every Single Thing to Do, and also be Clock-watchers, Demotivated, Disengaged, Uninterested, Incurious, Lethargic, Reluctant, Slow, Timeservers, Uninvolvable or Unwilling
47. Unrealistic people who may be Overpromising Others and Kidding Themselves
48. Untrusting people who may also be Cautious, Cynical, Hard to Convince, Skeptical or Suspicious
49. U-turners who may also be Backtrackers or Mind-changers
50. Workaholics
51. Yes people who appear to Agree with Everything and have No Real Opinions of Their Own
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From India, Pune
Preface to the second edition
Introduction
1. Angry people who may also be Aggressive, Antagonistic, Argumentative, Confrontational, Destructive, Explosive, Hostile, Intimidating, Threatening, Vicious, or even Violent
2. Anxious people who may also be Catastrophizers, Dejected, Miserable, Pessimists, Sad, Scared, Terrified, Timid, Unhappy or Worriers
3. Apologetic people who may feel so apologetic so often about so many things that they and others feel they're a 'Sorry' Person
4. Biased people who may also be seen as Bigots, Closed-minded, Prejudiced, Rigid, Unfair or Making Sweeping Assumptions or Generalizations
5. Blamers who may Blame Other People or Blame Circumstances, or just Not Take Responsibility for their own actions
6. Boring people who may also be Burblers, Digressers, Ramblers, Tedious, Unfocused or Wafflers
7. Bullies who may also be Aggressive, Belittling, Bombastic, Bossy, Dictatorial, Haranguing, Harassing, Intimidating, Oppressive, Pressurizing, Railroading, Threatening or plain Unkind or quite possibly all of these at once
8. Change-resistant people who may also be Conservative, Inflexible, Risk-averse, Unadventurous, Unimaginative or indeed just Calm and Patient
9. Charmers who may also be Attractive, Charismatic, Seductive, Slick, Slimy or Smarmy or quite possibly all of these together
10. Cold people who may also be seen as Thick-skinned, Unaffectionate, Unemotional, Unempathetic, Uninvolved or possibly even Insensitive or Brutal
11. Competitive people
12. Confused people who may also be Unsettled
13. Difficult people who may be plain Contrary, Disagreeable or Disharmonious
14. Disobedient people
15. Disrespectful people who may also be Belittlers, Dismissive, Flippant, Humiliators, Insensitive, Politically Incorrect and/or Put-Downers
16. Dumpers who may mistakenly believe they are Delegators
17. Embarrassed people who may also Belittle Themselves and/or their Achievements, or be Excessively Modest or Quiet, Reluctant to Accept Praise/Compliments, Scared to Speak Up, Self-deprecating, Self-effacing, Shy
18. Forgetful people who may also be prone to Losing Things
19. Gossipy people who may also be Cliquey and Rumour-mongers
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20. Hostile people who may also appear to be Alienating, Antagonistic, Argumentative, Confrontational, Disaffected, Disloyal, Disrespectful, Grudging, Obstructive, Resentful, Ridiculing, Rude, Sarcastic, Snide, Sulky, Trouble-makers, Uncooperative, Undermining, Unforgiving, Unfriendly, Vengeful or Vindictive
21. Impatient people who may also be Complainers, Intolerant and Unreasonable
22. Impetuous, impulsive people
23. Indecisive people who generally Find It Hard to Make Decisions
24. Insecure people who may also be Fragile, Introverted, Loners, Needing Constant Reassurance, Over-sensitive, Shy, Thin-skinned, Timid, Unconfident, Victim-like, with Low Confidence, Low Self-esteem, Low Self-worth
25. Insincere people who may also be seen as Deceivers, Liars, Manipulators, Tricksters, Two-faced, Untrustworthy
26. Last-minuters who leave things until the very last moment
27. Late people who may also consistently Miss Deadlines or be Unpunctual or Unreliable
28. Loners who may also Keep Themselves to Themselves and not be Obvious Team Players
29. Messy people who may also be Disorganized or Untidy
30. Moody people who may also seem Temperamental, Unpredictable and/or Unreliable
31. Must-have-the-last-word people who may also be Hangers-on and The Last to Leave
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32. Negative people who may also be But-ters, Dampeners, Pessimists or Wet Blankets
33. Nit-picky people who may tend to Find Faults
34. Patronizing people who may also be Arrogant, Belittling, Insensitive, Pompous, Self-important, Smug, Snobbish, Thick-skinned, Unobservant or all of these at once
35. Phobic people who may be Fearful, Frightened, Scared or Terrified of, say, presenting in public
36. Plodders who may also be Infuriatingly Slow, Tedious and Tortoises (vs Hares)
37. Princesses and princes who may also be Daydreamers, Deluded, Precious, Preeners, Spoiled or probably all of these rolled into one
38. Repeaters, i.e. people who Keep Repeating Themselves
39. Scatter-gun thinkers who may also be Unfocused (actually Multi-focused) and Unpredictable and may Flit from Idea to Idea
40. Selfish people who may also be Inconsiderate, Self-centred, Self-obsessed
41. Show-offs who are Attention-seeking, Cocky, Extreme Extraverts and Full of Themselves
42. Stressed people who may also be Anxious, Fretful, Pressured, Tense and/or Worried
43. Unassertive people who may also seem too Compliant, Malleable, Subservient or Weak
44. Unenthusiastic people who may also be low on Ambition, 'Drive', Excitement, Inspiration, Motivation, Optimism or Passion
45. Unfulfilled people who may also be considered Failures, Inadequate, Sad, Underachievers or Unsatisfied
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46. Unmotivated people who may Do the Minimum, Need Telling Every Single Thing to Do, and also be Clock-watchers, Demotivated, Disengaged, Uninterested, Incurious, Lethargic, Reluctant, Slow, Timeservers, Uninvolvable or Unwilling
47. Unrealistic people who may be Overpromising Others and Kidding Themselves
48. Untrusting people who may also be Cautious, Cynical, Hard to Convince, Skeptical or Suspicious
49. U-turners who may also be Backtrackers or Mind-changers
50. Workaholics
51. Yes people who appear to Agree with Everything and have No Real Opinions of Their Own
Contents • ix
From India, Pune
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