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Many leadership teams sense that something is holding them back. But naming it feels risky. Fear of conflict, respect for colleagues, time pressure, and a desire not to destabilise the team can all keep the issue unspoken.
The workplace micromanager who can’t stop checking everything, and still ends up causing mistakes!
Some of the hardest people to work with are difficult precisely because they are so good at what they do.
This article looks at the Scary Specialist; the expert whose standards drive results – and sometimes drive people away too!
Why do some colleagues feel impossible to shift!?
This article explains the Rock type and how to work with them more productively.
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.
Four workplace pressures can combine into a “perfect storm” that makes good people seem difficult to work with. It’s rarely about bad intent — it’s about stress, self-doubt and inflexibility.
Some people are so worried about mistakes that they end up causing them!
Meet The Worrier – a classic workplace micromanager who double-checks everything and still drops the ball.
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 and deal with the Scary Specialist: the expert whose weaponised expertise makes them very difficult to work with.
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Coaching to help leaders and teams turn challenging dynamics into great working relationships