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The Empire Builder – Difficult Person 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 Revolutionary – Difficult Person Type 5

Working with a Revolutionary can feel like holding a tiger by the tail: but with the right leadership they can be transformational.

Disconnection at Work: A Common Stress Strategy in Difficult People

Why some people disconnect at work under pressure - and what to do if you're dealing with one of my top-row difficult types.

The Martyr at Work- How to lead and develop a difficult but principled colleague

Judgemental, disdainful, self-sacrificing. The Martyr might despise you or burn you out. But one thing they won’t do is compromise!

How Leaders can Spot, Deal With and Transform a Dark Strategist

A Dark Strategist thinks you're stupid and treats people like chess pieces. Here's how to spot them—and lead them better.

How Leaders Can Spot, Deal With, and Transform a Scary Specialist

Is your team held hostage by a Scary Specialist? Learn how to spot, manage and transform them into your team’s biggest asset.

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Relationships and Onboarding

Why newly appointed leaders sometimes fail to get things done or don't live up to expectations

Reduced Performance at Work

How to use Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs when performance at work takes a nosedive

Coherent Teams

12 questions to answer when one member of your team is not adapting to change or isn't on board

Personal Development Basics

Angry, Anxious, or Chaotic? Three simple techniques for when you really need to kick-start some personal change

Overcoming Self-Doubt

Nine Lies the Gremlin likes to tell you that create self-doubt and sabotage your confidence

Motivating Teams and Businesses

How to re-energise your team and rediscover momentum

Flowchart for Dealing with Difficult Team Leaders

Dealing with a bad leader: The 5 key questions and 3 possible outcomes

Positive Behavioural Change

Give someone a real boost to their interpersonal skills using Positive Intention & Metaphor

Team Alignment

Six surprisingly simple things to check if your team isn't all pulling together

How to do Inspiring Visions

JFK's "We Choose to go to the Moon..." - Learn how one of the best vision speeches we'll ever hear is crafted

Stepping into Fierceness

Can you change your emotional-state almost instantly - even to something that's right out of your comfort zone?

Dealing with Overwhelm

The best tip you will ever hear for dealing with feelings of being overwhelmed comes from survival swimming