The things I get asked over and over….
. About ten things probably make up 90% of the MANY messages I receive every day. Some are great to receive, and some are really boringly annoying! A – These […]
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“My boss ruins my meetings”
Here’s a question I was sent via LinkedIn: “My boss joins my weekly meeting, and then takes it over. Sometimes she criticises people, sometimes she just talks too much. What can I
Two phrases that really annoy English people
It’s just in the translation – no insult is intended, but if this helps non-English people to get a better result then that’s great “As I already told you” This
People who play psychological games
Understanding Games Players I’m going to make a whole course on this, but until it’s ready, here’s a quick guide to a fascinating area of human behaviour… Games Players…. These
Difficult Boss
Bosses are the most difficult of all difficult people, because they have the power. And I think many bosses haven’t been trained in managing people, they’re just making it up,
Handling Passive-Aggressive People
The difficulty with both passive and passive/aggressive people is that the channel of communication isn’t there. At least with aggressive people you know what they are thinking, and you know what
Changing other people
There’s a great saying which goes “The reasonable person adapts to the world. The unreasonable person tries to adapt the world to them. But all progress depends on the UNreasonable person!” I
Three levels of difficult person
I’d like to suggest that there are levels of difficultness, and they might need different approaches from you: Level 1 is the person who is just different to you. They aren’t
The first thing to ask when dealing with difficult people
“Is it me??” The first thing to ask yourself, when faced with any difficult person, is “Is it me?”. It might be a bit of both you AND them –
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A strategy for dealing with a difficult person
My difficult people course is run as an open day regularly in Poole, Dorset
how to deal with difficult people and change negative self-talk.
Hi Chris I just want to simply let you know how impactful your training is! I started leading professional development at Forsyth Tech Community College (North Carolina, USA) in
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Difficult People – a proportionate response
The more difficult a person is, the more assertive you need to be with them. … up to a point where they aren’t worth the trouble, perhaps?? Here’s a diagram
Four types of “Difficult People”
… including “Oops its me” !! what is a psychological games player? the answer is here
