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Career Coach: Dealing With Difficult People
Key strategies to manage interpersonal challenges authentically and diplomatically to get great results
- Publication:
- Quality Progress
- Date:
- March 2023
- Issue:
- Volume 56 Issue 3
- Pages:
- pp. 10-11
- Author(s):
- Urban, Erin
- Organization(s):
- UPPSolutions LLC, Houston, TX
Abstract
Better management of an interpersonal challenge improves your career, project outcomes and workplace well-being. But what if you feel like everyone is a challenge right now? Knowing that difficult people can cause emotional turmoil, give yourself some space to reflect and achieve a calm state. Pause before sending that message. Take a walk before you sit down to a challenging conversation. Clear your mind by focusing intently on your breathing for a few minutes to reduce stress. Your mindset about someone will drive the outcome of the conversation.