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The Winning/Losing Matrix and Difficult People



Bullying: Win-lose

Hostile-Aggressives, three types:
  1. Sherman tanks
  2. Snipers
  3. Exploders
Know-It-All Experts
  1. Bulldozers
  2. Balloons
Complainers (sometimes)

Negativists (sometimes)


Problem-solving: Win-win















Avoiding: Lose-lose

Silent and Unresponsives

Indecisives

Complainers

Negativists


Conceding: Lose-win

Super-Agreeables

Indecisives (sometimes)





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