Getting Along with Difficult Coworkers (Live in Boston) | Women at Work

Getting Along with Difficult Coworkers (Live in Boston) | Women at Work | Podcast Uploaded 12-10-22 12 Oct 2022 --- To cap off our Getting Along series (see the last four episodes in our feed if you missed them), Amy Gallo offers advice, in front of a live audience, on how to deal with “difficult” colleagues. She talks with Amy Bernstein about the different types of difficult coworkers (from the tormentor to the know-it-all) and then answers questions from several members of the audience about the specific situations they’re facing. If you’re navigating a tough work relationship right now and don’t know how to turn things around, this episode is for you. Chapters: 00:00 – Intro 06:29 – The Six Types of Difficult Colleagues 09:02 – The Tormentor 13:41 – The Political Operator 18:02 – The Know-It-All 26:28 – The Insecure Boss 31:29 – The Toxic Hot Mess 35:58 – Protecting Yourself and Others from Difficult Colleagues 41:23 – “Am I Difficult?” 45:27 – Outro Resources: - Getting Along: How to Work with Anyone (Even Difficult People), by Amy Gallo: https://www.amazon.com/Getting-Along-Anyone-Difficult-People/dp/1647821061/ - “What to Do if You Think Your Boss Is Shutting You Out,” by Liz Kislik: https://hbr.org/2018/12/what-to-do-if-you-think-your-boss-is-shutting-you-out - “How to Deal with a Passive-Aggressive Colleague,” by Amy Gallo: https://hbr.org/2016/01/how-to-deal-with-a-passive-aggressive-colleague - “How the Best Bosses Interrupt Bias on Their Teams,” by Joan C. Williams and Sky Mihaylo: https://hbr.org/2016/01/how-to-deal-with-a-passive-aggressive-colleague - “How to Deal with the Know-It-All in Your Office,” by Priscilla Claman: https://hbr.org/2017/10/how-to-deal-with-the-know-it-all-in-your-office Sign up for the Women at Work newsletter. Email us: womenatwork@hbr.org You can also listen to this episode on HBR.org, and wherever you listen to podcasts: - HBR.org (transcript available here): https://hbr.org/podcast/2022/10/getting-along-live-in-boston - Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/getting-along-live-in-boston/id1336174427?i=1000582198095 - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/78BZxgjj5NtC1LU5xFnDQ7?si=5c22269ed48443be - Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/women-at-work/episode/getting-along-live-in-boston-207475876 - Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cDovL2ZlZWRzLmhhcnZhcmRidXNpbmVzcy5vcmcvaGFydmFyZGJ1c2luZXNzL3dvbWVuLWF0LXdvcms/episode/dGFnOmF1ZGlvLmhici5vcmcsMjAxOC0wMS0xNzp3b21lbi1hdC13b3JrLnM3LjAwMTBt?sa=X&ved=0CAUQkfYCahcKEwjo2p60s9j6AhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQNQ Series Description: Women face gender discrimination throughout our careers. It doesn't have to derail our ambitions — but how do we prepare to deal with it? There's no workplace orientation session ab