We've been compiling research data from our workshops over the years and have come up with the most challenging attitudes in the workplace. Call us for even more information on changing bad attitudes in your workplace.

1. Negative attitudes (9)
2. Apathy (7)
3. Lazy and no effort (5)
4. Dishonest (4)
5. Complainers (3)
6. Backstabbers (3)
7. There is only 1 right way to achieve the desired results (3)
8. Irrational/Illogical and don’t listen (3)
9. Angry (2)
10. Not wanting to change (2)
11. Self-pity (2)
12. Inconsiderate (2)
13. Superiority (2)
14. Just getting by attitude-maintaining and not growing (2)
15. Deadbeats, people who don’t care about doing their job right
16. “I’m right, your absolutely wrong”
17. Indecisive
18. Too high self-confidence
19. Perfectionist
20. Low self-esteem
21. Lack of ambition
22. Un-cooperative with colleagues
23. Intolerance to diversity
24. People who enjoy “living in the problem”
25. Two-faced
26. “I’m in charge, but I’ll let you think your in charge until you do something that I don’t agree with, or that I believe is inadequate” attitude
27. Stubborn
28. Selfishness
29. Undermining
30. “Me only” attitude
31. Disrespectful
32. Lack of caring
33. Putting self up by pushing other down
34. Won’t share their knowledge and let’s you make a mistake
35. “Know it all”-Person who believes everything he/she does is always right and he/she has already done it (5)
36. Whiners
37. People who are late for work

Michele Matt, author of Attitude: The Choice is Yours, created Bad Apples™: How to Deal with Difficult Attitudes, a video training program she uses to help clients enhance individual performance and team relationships.

 
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