Tips for dealing with difficult people: 1. Do not respond to irrational behavior in kind. That does not make the situation better. 2. Boundaries boundaries boundaries. You have to figure out what is really worth going to the mat over because going to the mat with this person will be HARD. But when you draw a boundary and it is crossed, you must take action. 3. Be goal oriented. Do not personalize the junk behavior coming from the difficult person. Put forth reasonable proposals that meet your interests and seem to meet the other partys at least reasonably well. Continue to make proposals to get where you can live with it. That is different than getting everything you want. Whats the boundary not the desire. 4. Prepare for each interaction carefully. That means giving yourself time to think and respond. Immediate responses often do not help. Prepare...think...make a proposal. Or if a proposal is coming your way - perhaps masked as a demand and clothed in insult or personal attacks - stop and think. How am I going to respond? What is my boundary? Be reasonable.
Posted on: Wed, 14 May 2014 14:47:04 +0000
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