You’re dealing with an Energy Vampire when…
I was attending an event recently and spotted a guy I had met a few months before at a previous event. You know how it is…You seem to run into the same “usual suspects” at these gatherings… Anyway, when I went up to him he was just getting off a phone call. He looked stressed, but gave me a smile anyway as he reached out to shake my hand. I could tell instantly the weight of the world was on his shoulders, so I asked him “What's up?” He said, “Oh, just some ongoing drama with a team member we hired about a month ago. My team is having challenges with him. I'm having challenges with him. And I've just about had it. He doesn't do what he says he's going to do…Especially when it comes to delivering what he promised. It’s always some new excuse OR he’s blaming someone else on the team.” I immediately sympathized with his situation, as I think we all would. We’ve all experienced this with someone in our life (business or personal) somewhere down the line… Often ref...