Wait! Stop! Before you start reading this article, please check your surroundings. The toxic person at work whose job description seemingly includes \u201ctormenting you\u201d may not like it. Heck, it could probably further infuriate him or her, adding to the seemingly dark cloud of negativity they carry along when they act in a toxic way.<\/p>\n
These are the people who can act like your run-of-the-mill teleserye<\/em> villain \u2013 doling out gossip like it was an Olympic sport, scheming selfish plans, conflict-creating, shaming others, and (feel free to add another action word here based on your experience).<\/p>\n What can you do about these…unique individuals? Before shifting into victim mode (\u201cWoe is me!\u201d) or wishing a fairy godmother to turn them into frogs, the good news is you can do some things \u2013 a lot actually \u2013 by taking a cue from this article by Dr. Travis Bradberry<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0author and President at TalentSmart<\/a><\/strong>, where he outlines 12 strategies used by successful people while adding one more important point to keep in mind \u2013 you are in control of far more than you realize:<\/em><\/p>\n