We all have them: Those people in our lives who seem to consistently drain our energy and leave us feeling depleted. Whether it’s a perpetually pessimistic friend, a family member prone to complaining ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. You know them. Maybe you work with them, live with them, or hang out with them. They complain, they vent, they criticize, they blame.

Six months before Diana’s* marriage exploded in flames, her friend Vanessa* fell in love. “We were both in our mid-40s at the time,” says Diana, 57. “Vanessa was desperate for me to meet her new man, ...

I've been working with "Renata," a senior strategic leader who is well thought of in her organization, for a while now. Last week, however, we were deep in a conversation about stakeholder management, ...

The human brain processes negative information differently than positive input, explaining why one pessimistic comment can overshadow ten encouraging ones. This “negativity bias” evolved as a survival ...

Working with negative people is like running up a hill that never ends. It doesn’t take long for all those pessimistic attitudes to poison everyone. Ultimately, they bring down everyone’s motivation, ...

Are you dealing with a challenging person at work, at home, or in another part of your life? It’s easy to let an unreasonable individual affect us and ruin our day. What are some of the keys to ...

Follow these strategies when dealing with toxic people and environments on the job. We all have them: Those people in our ...