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		<title>To Handle Intentional Disconnectors, Wish Them Well</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2015 19:26:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Katie Russell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ways to Connect]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[100 Ways to Connect]]></category>
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				<description><![CDATA[<p>#75 Wish Them Well Over your career you will run into intentional disconnectors. They care only about themselves. Psychologists call them the “dark triad” and they are also known as psychopaths, narcissists and Machiavellians. They have little empathy for others. They can make you furious if you let them. It’s best to avoid them and [&#8230;]</p>
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					<content:encoded><![CDATA[<img width="425" height="282" src="http://www.michaelleestallard.com/wp-content/uploads/bad-boss.jpg" class="featured-image wp-post-image" alt="Intentional Disconnector" srcset="http://www.michaelleestallard.com/wp-content/uploads/bad-boss.jpg 425w, http://www.michaelleestallard.com/wp-content/uploads/bad-boss-300x199.jpg 300w, http://www.michaelleestallard.com/wp-content/uploads/bad-boss-250x166.jpg 250w, http://www.michaelleestallard.com/wp-content/uploads/bad-boss-82x54.jpg 82w" sizes="(max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px" /><h3>#75 Wish Them Well</h3>
<p>Over your career you will run into intentional disconnectors. They care only about themselves. Psychologists call them the “dark triad” and they are also known as psychopaths, narcissists and Machiavellians. They have little empathy for others. They can make you furious if you let them. It’s best to avoid them and wish them well. Hopefully they will get help from a mental health professional because they need it.</p>
<p><em>This is the seventy-fifth post in our series entitled “100 Ways to Connect.” The series highlights language, attitudes and behaviors that help you connect with others. Although the language, attitudes and behaviors focus on application in the workplace, you will see that they also apply to your relationships at home and in the community.</em></p>
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