Whatever you want to call them, they all say kind of the same thing:
"My boss doesn't have a clue. They should have done iyt this way. The result was mediocrity. They never listen."
They talk a good game.
They seek out allies for their cabal and, together, they work to undermine the manager with gossip and attitude.
They are extremely smart and speak plausibly but are anathema to the good health of an organization, a department.
Listen carefully.
They reveal themselves in their interviews.
Run from them!
If you must hire them, they need to be brought close to the manager. Kind of like the old Michael Corleone adage from the Godfather: "Keep your friends close and your enemies closer."
Jeff Altman
The Big Game Hunter
Concepts in Staffing
jeffaltman@cisny.com
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Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter, is Managing Director with Concepts in Staffing, a New York search firm, He has successfully assisted many corporations identify management leaders and staff in technology, accounting, finance, sales, marketing and other disciplines since 1971. He is a certified leader of the ManKind Project, a not for profit organization that assists men with life issues, and a practicing psychotherapist.
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