Whether a person is actually difficult or not can be a matter of perspective. Regardless, when you find a person is difficult for you to deal with, then it is time to pay attention to your own responses to ensure you are not derailed from your own priorities. Difficult people can easily consume our focus and our energy simply because we let them. Many of my clients are executives on the rise, and can feel at the mercy of politics in their organization. They see one or more of

As one of my mentors likes to remind me, “One thing is certain: you will always have to work with people.” Toxic people at work is something we all deal with sooner or later. It might be a client, a peer, boss or business partner. Personally, I have had experience with all of these at various times. The common denominator among toxic people is behavior that has a strong negative impact on others’ emotional and mental wellbeing. Of course, no one can force another person to re