In our HELP! SITUATION SPOTLIGHT™ series, we shine the light on challenges that community members have shared with me. This episode is, “How Do I Handle/ Survive a 'Difficult' (or 'Abusive') Boss?" - Part 2 of 2 (Part 1 is here)
When I am advising management and HR professionals it is simple to handle a 'difficult' person. Simply document the inappropriate behavior, discipline the team member and terminate the relationship (if they do not change their behavior). We addressed how managers handle “difficult” people in the show: RADIO SHOW/AUDIO PODCAST: Solutions...with Courtney Anderson! (SwCA) Episode 038 - Originally aired 2/13/2014 9:00 AM - MANAGEMENT MAGICIANS series - “Dealing with “Difficult” People?…Easy! Here’s How..” The options and solutions are drastically different when the 'difficult' (or even abusive, dangerous, unstable or mentally ill) individual is a boss. In previous shows we have addressed how to handle insults and intimidation (from peers) at work in the three part show: RADIO SHOW/AUDIO PODCAST: Solutions...with Courtney Anderson! (SwCA) Episode 028 - Originally aired 1/30/2014 9:00 AM - HELP! SITUATION SPOTLIGHT series -“How do I respond to insults and intimidation at work?" (Part 1 of 3) & RADIO SHOW/AUDIO PODCAST: Solutions...with Courtney Anderson! (SwCA) Episode 029 - Originally aired 1/31/2014 9:00 AM - HELP! SITUATION SPOTLIGHT series - “How do I respond to insults and intimidation at work?" (Part 2 of 3) & RADIO SHOW/AUDIO PODCAST: Solutions...with Courtney Anderson! (SwCA) Episode 030 - Originally aired 2/3/2014 9:00 AM - HELP! SITUATION SPOTLIGHT series - “How do I respond to insults and intimidation at work?" (Part 3 of 3) What options does an individual have when the person who is insulting, intimidating, “difficult,” etc., is their supervisor? A) First, ask yourself, “What do you want?” B) Secondly, ask yourself, “Why do [...] Comments are closed.
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