3 characteristics of toxic people

3 characteristics of toxic people | How leaders roadblock teams | Studies: The feeling of heights can be a marketing tool Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( May 6, 2019 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [FORWARD]( ADVERTISEMENT  [] Leading Edge [] [3 characteristics of toxic people]( Toxic people share three distinct traits: narcissism, a thirst for power and the inability to deal with negative emotions, says MIT Leadership Center founder Deborah Ancona. What to do with such people depends on how much authority you have and whether indirect approaches have been tried. [Ideas Made to Matter (MIT Sloan School of Management)]( (4/29) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [How leaders roadblock teams]( Leaders can hamper teams when they ask too many questions, make too many suggestions and fail to build relationships, writes Dan Rockwell. 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