It’s no secret that complainers and energy drainers impact productivity!
The unproductive time costs companies at least $4,320 to $12,330 per year per employee. In a company with 100 employees, the figure equates to a weekly waste between $6,653 and $18,988 and a yearly waste of up to $949,410!
You can calculate the cost of complainers in your company by visiting www.stopcomplainers.com
In one of our books Secrets of Super-Productivity, we explain the difference between VIPs (very inspiring people) and VDPs (very draining people). We encourage readers and audiences around the world to surround themselves with VIPs and eliminate VDPs (wherever possible).
Recently I read, Stop Complainers and Energy Drainers by Linda Swindling. Even though I am possibly the most positive person I know, some might even say painfully positive, in our lives we all have people or clients or colleagues who can sometimes drain us or create work drama that avoids us getting things done.
Linda’s book is an easy read full of practical strategies you can implement as both an employee and boss in any organization. She even details strategies if your boss is the biggest challenge!
She unpacks the different types of complainers that include whiners, complicators, prima donnas, controllers and toxics. She also has a whole chapter dedicated to the person who recognizes they are the complainer. The back of the book is filled with brilliant resources and we especially enjoyed the snapshot overview of commonly used assessment tools (i.e. DiSC, Insights, Myers Briggs) and how her research compliments this.
If you find you have someone in your life or in your team that drains your energy and you are looking for practical advice on how to negotiate work drama to get more done, check out this book, you can buy it here:
Let’s make this year your most amazing year ever; surround yourself with VIPs, eliminate VDPs.
How do you deal with complainers and energy drainers in your organization? Share your ideas with us here on our blog.
Have a fabulously productive week,
Folding Time Tip: If you want to surround yourself more with VIPs (very inspiring people) schedule time to connect with someone you admire today.
PS. If you want more ideas on how to increase your productivity – check out other blogs here and several eBooks you can share with your team.
