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Dealing with difficult/mean colleagues

finisklin · 2014-10-20 20:48:15

I saw this article in the Times today, link here, on difficult people, how to deal with mean colleagues. I think the article is a little misleading as the first point is understand why and stroke their ego. I have to say that I was expecting more fighting fire with fire and not being walked over. It is an American author…

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20-10-2014 9:48pm

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finisklin

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I saw this article in the Times today, link here, on difficult people, how to deal with mean colleagues. I think the article is a little misleading as the first point is understand why and stroke their ego.

I have to say that I was expecting more fighting fire with fire and not being walked over. It is an American author so there is a cultural difference.

This got me thinking, what are your stock in trade answers/replies to your boss/colleague that indicate that you are not going to be rolled over?

I always like the neutral response on that's interesting, which is neither negative or positive.

So what's your work place tactics to overcome office pigs?

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