Dealing with Psychopaths at Work with David Gillespie

Grow Your Influence

This episode is the second part of our interview with David Gillespie. If you missed the last episode (episode 62) we recommend you go back and catch that first. In the last episode, David talked about how to recognise psychopaths at work and how you can manage the impact.

In this episode, he talks about how to minimise the impact of psychopaths in your life particularly at work. Toxic people have no empathy and suck our time, energy and confidence. When we work with them we are constantly having to find ways to work around them or minimise their impact on us. And that’s once we realise what they are doing! If you have ever worked with someone who seemed charming initially and then turned out to be a bully, undermined you and made you doubt yourself, then this episode is for you. David Gillespie is a former lawyer and best-selling author. His research into psychopathy means that his latest book, Toxic at Work is full of facts and advice we can all use to deal with the psychopaths in our lives. He also builds a case study in the book that will resonate with so many of us. We have talked about difficult people in previous episodes, and in this two-episode interview chats with David about the psychopaths (and not the knife-wielding sort!) we encounter at work. We would love to hear about your experiences and insights from encountering and dealing with psychopaths in your workplace.

You can share your experiences and ask questions at https://www.facebook.com/growyourinfluence/

You can find more information on David, including more about his research at https://davidgillespie.org/ and purchase his books at any good bookstore or on his website.