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The Sniper Employee - How To Deal With Their Sneaky Comments



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We have all worked with someone who made comments, loaded with sarcasm or criticism, and often in public? It can happen during meetings or in public settings when you are restricted from defending yourself.

Comments are often veiled in sarcasm, presented as back-handed compliments, rude jibes or even a well-timed roll of the eyes. All designed to make you look foolish, which is the Sniper’s specialty.
Snipers take shots at you to make you look bad or to try to undermine you.
In Dealing with People You Can’t Stand: How to Bring Out the Best in People at Their Worst, Dr Rick Brinkman and Dr Rick Kirschner write about how to deal with people that behave like a Sniper.

In this video I will explain a tried and tested five-point strategy for dealing with a sniper in work. This can be extremely useful for managers learning how best to motivate and lead their teams effectively.

Some important takeaways from the video:

Expose the sniper - Getting the Sniper out in the open and putting them on the spot can potentially be enough to stop the Sniper’s behaviour

Clarify the basis for the shots - It’s possible the criticism is fair, but the behaviour is inappropriate. Distinguish between the content and the approach.

Questions are better than a defence - Questions can help you find the underlying reasons for the behaviour, without becoming defensive.

Don’t be scared of Snipers…BE PREPARED

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