10 Dangerous Personalities to Avoid

Nothing destroys a culture faster than feelings of danger and mistrust.

Leaders who wait to contain toxic damage risk losing everything.

I usually see the good in people, believing they want what’s best for themselves, others, and their originations.

But, there are types of people who can significantly negatively impact both people and organizations:

Let’s discuss 10 types of toxic personalities, based on great definitions from Jeroen Lraaijenbrink.

Each type has its own way of causing trouble:

1, HIPPO- Highest Paid Person’s Opinion

2. ZEBRA- Zero Evidence but Really Arrogant

3. WOLF- Working on the Latest Fire

4. RHINO- Really Here in Name Only

5. SEAGULL- Senior Executive that Always Glides in, Unloads and Leaves Loudly

6. DODO- Dangerously Out-Dated Opinions

7. VIPER- Vindictive Person Endangering Results

8. MOUSE- Muddled Opinions, Usually Swayed Easily

9. PARROT- Pretty Annoying and Ridiculously Repeating Others

10. DONKEY- Data Only, No Knowledge, Expertise or why

Often, the characteristics of the animal itself closely correspond to what it represents.

Take a look at examples like PARROT, DODO, DONKEY.
Notice the alignment?

This is what makes the Zoo such a potent tool for analyzing people.

Now think about the people around you.

Which toxic personalities do you recognize?
You cannot avoid toxic personalities all the time.

But this awareness should at least help deal with them a little more effectively