Erika Taught Me How to Overcome a Toxic Boss Holding You Back
Apr 9, 2024
Renowned workplace dynamics expert, Amy Gallo, discusses managing passive-aggressive colleagues, identifying challenging workplace personalities, and improving difficult professional relationships. Learn about handling toxic bosses, workplace politics, and the importance of positive work relationships in this insightful episode.
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Long Cold-Shoulder Ends Business Partnership
- A business partner ignored another for three months after conflicts and the relationship ended with mediation.
- The ignored partner ultimately left because the behavior was intolerable.
Restore Agency With A Time-Bound Plan
- Make an agency-restoring plan: list specific bad behaviors, try tactics, set a time limit, and prepare an exit plan.
- Brush up your resume and network while you give the situation a fixed trial period.
People Rarely Change Quickly
- Expecting difficult people to change is unrealistic because behavior change is slow and hard.
- Focus on changing your reactions and coping strategies instead.