Difficult People Videos
The Scary Specialist – Type 1
Someone can be brilliant at their job and still drive people out.
Meet the Scary Specialist: the expert whose blunt criticism and high standards often undermines teams.
Meet the Scary Specialist: the expert whose blunt criticism and high standards often undermines teams.
The Dark Strategist – Type 2
Some of the most difficult people at work aren’t disruptive or emotional, but when strategy starts to matter more than people, trust and delivery suffer!
The Martyr – Type 3
Some of the most difficult people at work are highly principled, uncompromising, and quietly self-sacrificing. But under pressure, judgement, withdrawal, and unilateral action can stall progress and block decision-making.
The Driving Force – Type 4
They can move mountains - or mow you down! The Driving Force can be one of the most valuable people in your organisation - if you know how to channel their energy.
The Revolutionary – Type 5
Working with a Revolutionary can feel like holding a tiger by the tail: but with the right leadership they can be transformational.
The Empire Builder – Type 6
Empire Builders look like natural leaders, inspiring and full of confidence. But when it’s all bravado, they’ll crush dissent and shoot the messenger rather than face a complex issue. Here’s what to do about it.
The Worrier – Type 7
The workplace micromanager who can’t stop checking everything, and still ends up causing mistakes!
The Rock – Type 8
Why do some colleagues feel impossible to shift!?
This video explains the Rock type and how to work with them more productively.
This video explains the Rock type and how to work with them more productively.
The People Pleaser – Type 9
The most dangerous word at work isn’t “No”. It’s “Yes.”
Here’s the final type in my 9 Types of Difficult People series: The People Pleaser.
Here’s the final type in my 9 Types of Difficult People series: The People Pleaser.
The 9 Types – And What Comes Next
Most of us will spend around 80,000 hours of our lives at work.
Those hours can be shaped by friction and misunderstanding — or by clarity, courage and collaboration.
Those hours can be shaped by friction and misunderstanding — or by clarity, courage and collaboration.