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How to defend yourself from workplace back stabbers??

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Anupam India
Humor -
"Here's your knife back, I finally got it out of my back. I'm sure you'll be needing it again soon."

How to defend yourself from workplace back stabbers?? :)
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Eric Simms Senior Program Manager Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Your best defense is to have good relationships with as many people as possible, and most importantly a good reputation. If you have those, people will likely defend you when the workplace backstabbers try to slander you.
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Drew Craig Sr. Agile & Product Coach| Vanguard Philadelphia, Pa, United States
Transparency, integrity, and simply just doing right, in my view, is probably the most natural defense - which is actually taking the offensive stance.
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Kiron Bondale Retired | Mentor| Retired Welland, Ontario, Canada
Anupam -

I'll echo Andrew's feedback - operate with integrity and accept that "haters gonna hate".

Kiron
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Mansoor Mustafa Senior PM| Government Department Rawalpindi Punjab, Pakistan
I add another character Honesty to Andrew,s feedback, if your honest in with your work, relationship and in your opinion will help in improve your defense against back stabber
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Anupam India
Thanks Eric /Andrew /Kiron/Mansoor
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Emily Luijbregts Project Manager| Siemens PLM Software Breda, Netherlands
Michelle Obama once said: When they go low, we go high. Don't lower yourself to their level and backstab in response.

I'd also be doing some major stakeholder management and try to work out why they're stabbing in you the back. What are their justifications? motivations? Once you know that, you're able to move forward.
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Aug 20, 2018 7:39 AM
Anupam
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Thanks Emily. That's really motivating.
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Anupam India
Aug 20, 2018 5:37 AM
Replying to Emily Luijbregts
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Michelle Obama once said: When they go low, we go high. Don't lower yourself to their level and backstab in response.

I'd also be doing some major stakeholder management and try to work out why they're stabbing in you the back. What are their justifications? motivations? Once you know that, you're able to move forward.
Thanks Emily. That's really motivating.
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Anish Abraham Privacy Program Manager| University of Washington Auburn, Wa, United States
I concur with Andrew and Eric on this.
In my experience it's not easy in the beginning, since it takes time to build reputation, and relationship.
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Vincent Guerard Coach - Trainer - Speaker - Advisor| Freelance Mont-Royal, Quebec, Canada
Anupam,

Suggestion from Andrew with the addition of Mansoor and Emily comment sound like what should be done.
Document your stuff.
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Anupam India
Thanks Anish/Vincent
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