3.3 Self-Handicapping Behavior In The Workplace – Behaviors that Sabotage Employee and Organizational Success!

Self-Handicapping Behavior In The Workplace – Behaviors that Sabotage Employee and Organizational Success!

James (Agbara) Bryson

Session Description

What is self-handicapping behavior? Self-handicapping is a common behavior that hasn’t received much attention in professional business literature. Self-handicapping is frequent, hidden, subtle, and difficult to see and often denied by individuals and organizations. Consequently, many employees disengage and end up quitting or being terminated which contributes to turnover, poor customer satisfaction, productivity, and profitably problems.

Unfortunately, many employers lack the expertise or skillset and find themselves ill-equipped to deal with these behaviors. Are you or your employees self-handicapping? Are your thoughts, and beliefs impacting your personal or professional potential? And if so, how would you know, and what could you do about it?

If you or your employees are self-handicapping don’t fret, you are not alone. Participants in this workshop will:

• • • Identify some of the issues and challenges you are facing
    • Self-assess some of your self-handicapping behaviors and triggers
    • Discover what is causes self-handicapping
    • Learn how SHB sabotage employee and organizational success
    • Develop approaches to address behaviors and thought processes that impede performance
    • Learn techniques and strategies to help overcome the self-handicapping mindset