A short conversational clip (SDR #233 Shorts) where Chris Collins and other speakers discuss proactively preventing toxic behavior by addressing concerning activities early. Chris notes a personal blind spot—being quiet and somewhat intimidating—which can lead others to guess his thoughts; he emphasizes confronting negative behavior directly to avoid extended carryover and wasted time/energy.
Yeah. So that direct approach eliminates the toxic performance because, like, by the time they. You have to do all these things to become toxic. Right. But if you're seeing an activity that could be construed as toxic later on down the road, you're trying to nip it in the bud before, right? Yeah.
And I think one. One thing for me too, that I. That is a blind spot is I'm a little intimidating and a little quiet.
Right.
Like, I. I'm not always the one.
To fill.
Up a room with words. I might listen more, ask more questions.
The, the.
Outcome of that sometimes is people will impose their own ideas on what I'm thinking.
I think a lot of people are trying to anticipate what you're thinking, and you. You don't play your cards very, very rarely.
But I do try very hard that if it's something negative, I go right at it. So nobody's ever.
Surprised for sure, because I feel like.
Because my personality is.
That way, if.
I do let things carry over.
It just.
Is more time and energy than.
It should be for everybody.
