How Leaders can Spot, Deal With and Transform a Dark Strategist

Have you got a colleague or a team member who thinks you’re a bit stupid and somehow always lets you know it?

Who tries to manage people like chess pieces; to be moved around as they see fit, until it’s time to go back in the box?

If this makes things difficult at work, then you might have a Dark Strategist on your team.

In this video I explain who a Dark Strategist is and why it’s crucial to do something about them. I’ll talk about how to spot them, the problems they cause and how to start changing things for the better.

I’m Nick Robinson and I’m an Executive Coach and the author of The 9 Types of Difficult People, published by Pearson. I’ve been coaching for over 25 years and I specialise in helping difficult individuals and teams to be effective and feel good about their work.