Energy vampires are people who — sometimes intentionally — drain your emotional energy. They feed on your willingness to listen and care for them, leaving you exhausted and overwhelmed. Here’s what to ...

It’s Halloween – that one night of the year when the streets come alive with an array of ghosts, goblins and strange looking creatures in creative costumes, including the odd vampire. Let’s face it, ...

Where do you find energy vampires? Remember back in the day when you could go to concerts, plays, or live seminars? Think back on it. You get seated with a few people on either side of you, and settle ...

There's no doubt negative people surround us, and we might be tempted to call them emotional vampires or energy vampires. Regardless of what you say or how you say it, the advice for how to handle the ...

You sit down at your desk and are about to start your workday when a coworker saunters up to you. After 20 minutes of chatting, your colleague finally leaves you alone, but you find you are too ...

Does an energy vampire sit next to you? Do you supervise one? Workplace energy vampires, like Dracula, feed off others' energy and convert happy, living employees into discouraged, drained ones.

You don't need to go trick-or-treating to see vampires. Odds are good that they're in your office, and they're ruining your business life. As a consultant on workplace morale issues, I often find that ...

Wondering what you pay when you are away? Wonder no more. A new online calculator will show you exactly how much all those "power vampires" in your home are costing you. We're talking about ...