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Dealing With A Difficult Colleague

By Robert Bacal - Most people use the term personality conflict to describe this situation. I don't like that term because it implies that the problem is largely unfixable since it is unlikely that either you or the other person is going to change their personalities. To get anything constructive out of this you are going to have to get down to specific behaviours, not personalities. (Added: 17-Oct-2000 Hits: 2587 )

Selling to Difficult People

By Patricia Wiklund - We all have people whom we find difficult. We don't understand them, connect with them, or even talk comfortably with them. But, for sales people, seeing someone as difficult gets in our way of our selling effectively and their buying wisely. (Added: 28-May-2003 Hits: 759 )

Difficult people at work: how to cope

By Caro Handley - Do you fizz with anger when that certain someone crosses your path? Clear the air and learn how to deal with it (Added: 10-May-2001 Hits: 3362 )

The Insubordinate Subordinate: Dealing With Workplace Rebellion

By Joni Johnston - Insubordination, broadly defined as an unwillingness to submit to authority either through an open refusal to obey an order or through a failure to carry one out, is a common problem in the workplace. Examples of insurbordination (or attempts to undermine managerial authority), include the following: (Added: 17-Jan-2002 Hits: 3271 )

Article: Dealing with Difficult People, Part 2

By Daniel Robin - This article will help you understand how "difficult behaviors" in colleagues and customers keep us from doing our best work, and offers strategies for doing something about it. (Added: 10-May-2001 Hits: 3242 )

Dealing With Difficult People

By Alan Seeler - It seems like no matter what area of life we are in there are always some people who are difficult to get on with. They are either exceptionally prickly, or don't seem to care less, couldn't be bothered, or are remarkably self-centred and inconsiderate. We want to suggest a different approach, one that concentrates on how we are observing. This is based on the following premise: We do not know how things are, we only know how we observe them. (Added: 28-May-2003 Hits: 2710 )

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