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Dealing with difficult people.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: HBR emotional intelligence seriesPublication details: Boston, MA : Harvard Business Review Press, 2018.Description: viii, 141 pages ; 18 cmISBN:
  • 9781633696082
Other title:
  • Emotional intelligence : dealing with difficult people [Cover title]
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HD42 .D43 2018
Contents:
To resolve a conflict, first decide: is it hot or cold?: aim for warmth / Mark Gerzon — Taking the stress out of stressful conversations: how to talk when you're emotionally entangled / Holly Weeks — The secret to dealing with difficult people: it's about you : three new lenses to try on / Tony Schwartz — How to deal with a mean colleague: stand up for yourself / Amy Gallo — How to deal with a passive-aggressive colleague: don't accuse them / Amy Gallo — How to work with someone who's always stressed out: celebrate their victories / Rebecca Knight — How to manage someone who thinks everything is urgent: help them see the consequences / Liz Kislik — Do you hate your boss?: managing up when personalities clash / Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries.
Summary: At the heart of dealing with difficult people is handling their--and your own--emotions. How do you stay calm in a tough conversation? How do you stay unruffled in the face of passive-aggressive comments? And how do you know if you're difficult to work with? This book explains the research behind our emotional response to awful colleagues and shows how to build the empathy and resilience to make those relationships more productive.

To resolve a conflict, first decide: is it hot or cold?: aim for warmth / Mark Gerzon — Taking the stress out of stressful conversations: how to talk when you're emotionally entangled / Holly Weeks — The secret to dealing with difficult people: it's about you : three new lenses to try on / Tony Schwartz — How to deal with a mean colleague: stand up for yourself / Amy Gallo — How to deal with a passive-aggressive colleague: don't accuse them / Amy Gallo — How to work with someone who's always stressed out: celebrate their victories / Rebecca Knight — How to manage someone who thinks everything is urgent: help them see the consequences / Liz Kislik — Do you hate your boss?: managing up when personalities clash / Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries.

At the heart of dealing with difficult people is handling their--and your own--emotions. How do you stay calm in a tough conversation? How do you stay unruffled in the face of passive-aggressive comments? And how do you know if you're difficult to work with?

This book explains the research behind our emotional response to awful colleagues and shows how to build the empathy and resilience to make those relationships more productive.

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