Narcissists, psychopaths and destablisers in workplaces.
How can workplaces fulfil their legislated requirements if it is difficult and sometimes almost impossible to identify the largest engagers of bullying behaviours, high functioning psychopaths and narcissists?
Workplace aggression and workplace deviance has been positively correlated with depression, negative general health outcomes, emotional exhaustion, psychological distress, intention to resign, decreased emotional well-being, intensely negative emotional reactions including fear and frustration, and suicidal ideation and attempts.
Employers in most countries have a legislated responsibility to identify hazards and assess associated risks that may lead to workplace bullying. All people of psychopathic, Machiavellian, and narcissistic personality engage in bullying either overtly or covertly.
The litigious, financial, productivity, safety, performance, and talent loss RISKS of harbouring Dark Personalities is substantial.
Consulting and advisory.
Do you have someone in your organisation who is a great performer but whose behaviour is compromising to others and potentially the organisation?
Do you have someone in the organisation who seems to polarise people, who have either a high level of respect or are passionately opposed? Are you wondering whether this person is indeed good or bad for the organisation?
Is there someone you work with that you lose sleep over; you can’t quite put your finger on the issues, but you don’t trust them?
Are you being undermined and compromised by someone that others don’t ‘see through’ because of their charming and/or professional façade?
Do you feel uncomfortable about the way someone is speaking or acting in relation to relationships and sexuality, but you are unsure if the person has crossed any boundaries or whether you are just being overly sensitive?
If your answer to any of the questions above is ‘yes’, then chances are you are dealing with someone of Dark Personality (a higher functioning narcissist or psychopath) and others are likely to have concerns about that same person also.
We work with organisations and individuals on addressing concerns relating to suspected people of Dark Personality. We advise on strategies to minimise risks to individuals and organisations. We also work with organisations on transforming cultures and business practices that may have become compromised because of the narcissist, psychopath, or destabiliser’s actions.
Training and education.
Training and education programs we offer for organisations regarding people of Dark Personality, including high functioning psychopaths and narcissists, are included below. Our programs are designed to build awareness, insight, confidence, and capability. We use a mixture of electronic and in-person delivery processes and tailor our programs to your organisation’s needs and context.
Our programs.
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Contact the Kalmor Institute for a program outline.
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Contact the Kalmor Institute for a program outline.
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Contact the Kalmor Institute for a program outline.
Coaching and on-on-one work.
We often find leaders are unfamiliar with the full set of covert tactics used by high functioning psychopaths and narcissists, people of Dark Personality, so they inevitably either ignore employee complaints or try to address their negative impact without gaining traction.
We find employees impacted by high functioning psychopaths and narcissists struggle to communicate the depth of abuse they are experiencing as it is often psychologically oriented, lacks transparency and they are fearful of repercussions.
Most workplace coaches and psychologists do not understand the complexity, malevolence, and manipulative skill of high functioning psychopaths and narcissists. In fact, many are ‘taken in’ by them or may advise leaders or targets/victims incorrectly.
We offer individual coaching and one-on-one work for people who are leading, working with and/or experiencing the impact of people suspected to be of Dark Personality.
We also offer individual coaching and one-on-one work with leaders who are trying to exit people of Dark Personality from workplaces, organisations, and communities.
Our coaching programs are packaged in four session programs.
Presentations and speaking engagements.
We offer presentations for large groups, including leadership forums and conferences, on the following topic areas:
Key characteristics and motivators of people of Dark Personality (narcissists and psychopaths)
Risk-reduction strategies for psychopaths and narcissists in workplaces
Factors which distinguish between high functioning psychopaths and narcissists in workplaces and those who manifest some of the same behaviours.