These six books can help ease tensions. By Louisa Kamps Earlier in my career, I worked for a hot-tempered woman who, according to an office rumor, had thrown a shoe at one of my predecessors. Rattled ...

Working for (or with) someone who scrutinizes everything you do and demands that you run it past them for approval can push anyone to the brink. But don't despair. I'm the author of "Managing Up: How ...

Therefore, it is upon you to correct how you see them, and not the other way round, if you want to see a change in the way they treat you. Most times, human beings tend to remain comfortable in one ...

I've got a difficult person in my professional life. No, it's not you. But, for a long time, I was stressed out every time I had to work with this person. I'd feel nervous before our conversations and ...

Difficult people come in many forms, from constant complainers to those who always seem to create tension. The challenge is handling them without losing your own energy. These approaches help you ...

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The turbulence started just as Erin opened her laptop. A founder-turned-podcast-host, she’d been traveling for weeks—sponsorship meetings, recordings, partner dinners. Now, somewhere over the Midwest, ...

Is there someone in your life who always seems to take things in the most negative way possible? Who is emotionally unpredictable? Who seems unable to compromise and consider other people's needs? Do ...

Executive coach and author Nick Robinson illuminates the challenging traits of work colleagues and shares strategies from his book — The 9 Types of Difficult People: How to Spot Them and Quickly ...

In the grand tapestry of human interaction, we're bound to bump into challenging personalities. There's a big difference, though, between someone having a bad day and someone who consistently operates ...