This book is a practical introduction to dealing with difficult people. The focus is on understanding how you interact with difficult people, what makes them tick, and the skills you use to change these encounters for the better.

"Understanding and Working with Difficult People" presents the most comprehensive material available about being successful with difficult people. This book is designed to be a practical, accessible introduction to the very broad topic of dealing with difficult people/difficult behaviors. Since every difficult situation is different, the focus here will be on building a basic understanding of how you interact with difficult people, what makes difficult people tick, and the most fundamental skills you can bring to the table to help change these encounters for the better. The best way to be successful with someone who you feel is difficult is to focus on the behaviors that are creating this angst between you. We can be successful dealing with a behavior; it is much harder to be successful with a difficult person. Difficult people try to get us to REACT to their negative behaviors. It is important to realize that you cannot change other people... directly. However, when you change your own behavior, it causes the difficult person to change his/her behavior. This means that when you stop yourself from reacting to a difficult person's negative behavior and RESPOND instead, you have maintained control, self-control. Then you have the ability to choose far better ways to interact with them; ways that will help change their behavior toward you. It does work. You CAN be successful with difficult people and in difficult situations with them!

How to Manage Work Relationships in a Constructive Way that Leads to Success. Learning how to maintain strong, harmonious work relationships is essential. Unfortunately, at some point in your career, you'll have to work with people whose personalities or habits make every interaction with them a trial. Communications expert Renee Evenson has written the definitive phrasebook on how to confront the situations that can arise when dealing with difficult personalities and bring about a positive outcome. Powerful Phrases for Dealing with Difficult People is packed with practical and easy-to-use tactics such as: 325 powerful phrases to communicate effectively, as well as powerful actions to take in support of those phrases. 30 common personality traits, behaviors, and workplace scenarios along with the phrases that work best with each. Nonverbal communication actions to back up your words. Sample dialogues that demonstrate how phrasing improves interactions. A five-step process for moving from conflict to resolution. "Why This Works" sections that provide detailed explanations. Often, an employee who can interact well with others and feels comfortable handling conflict will be promoted over an employee who possesses greater job or technical knowledge. From egotistical bosses to meeting monopolizers, you'll learn how to develop the skills to handle any type of conflict with anyone.

A practical ePub guide to working with difficult people which will give you the information and skills to succeed Find out how to work with difficult people. You'll learn to identify the reasons why staff may be causing problems, communicate effectively and negotiate conflict. Tables, illustrations and 'In Focus' features on what to do in a particular situation, plus real-life case studies demonstrate how to deal with all kinds of problems and find effective solutions. Read it cover-to-cover, or dip in and out of topics for quick reference.

Managing Difficult People In A Week is a simple and straightforward guide to being a better manager, giving you everything you need to know in just seven short chapters. From preventing difficult behaviour to managing conflict, you'll discover the insider secrets you need to know in order to successfully manage difficult people. This book introduces you to the main themes and ideas of managing difficult people, giving you a basic knowledge and understanding of the key concepts, together with practical and thought-provoking exercises. Whether you choose to read it in a week or in a single sitting, Managing Difficult People In A Week is your fastest route to success: Sunday: Understanding and preventing difficult behaviour Monday: Developing your skills for managing difficult people Tuesday: More advanced skills for managing difficult people Wednesday: Managing specific types of difficult behaviour Thursday: Feedback that works and critical converstions Friday: Managing conflict Saturday: Getting support and escalating issues ABOUT THE SERIES In A Week books are for managers, leaders, and business executives who want to succeed at work. From negotiating and content marketing to finance and social media, the In A Week series covers the business topics that really matter and that will help you make a difference today. Written in straightforward English, each book is structured as a seven-day course so that with just a little work each day, you will quickly master the subject. In a fast-changing world, this series enables readers not just to get up to speed, but to get ahead.

Wouldn't it be nice if you could get through your work day without ever encountering difficult personalities? Unfortunately, we can't usually pick our coworkers or our customers, which means at some point you're bound to find yourself in difficult relationships with people who are hard to deal with. While you can't change difficult people, you can learn to communicate effectively and to diffuse interpersonal conflict before it starts. “Difficult People: Dealing With Difficult People At Work” will give you the skills you need to deal with difficult people at work and provide you with the tools you need to overcome the obstacles to working with challenging people. Written by an expert in interpersonal relationships, “Difficult People: Dealing With Difficult People At Work” is an easy-to-read guide that makes dealing with difficult people at work much easier whether the people in question are coworkers, supervisors or customers. This book covers a broad range of topics and will: • Teach you how to deal with difficult conversations to avoid conflict and resolve differences productively • Improve your communication skills at work, so that you can get your point across to difficult people and gain understanding of their points of view • Give you strategies for dealing with anger and stress to make coping with difficult people easier and ensure that you don't lose your cool • Provide insight into the types of personalities that you're likely to encounter with difficult people at work • Supply you with tools that you can use to resolve conflict when it does arise The knowledge, insight, skills and tools you'll gain from, “Difficult People: Dealing With Difficult People At Work” will help you in your current role at work and with coping with difficult people as you advance in your career. The lessons you'll learn for managing interpersonal conflict and navigating difficult relationships can transform every aspect of life, helping you communicate effectively with friends and family as well. Stop dreading every encounter with those difficult personalities around the office and become a better leader and peer. Download, “Difficult People: Dealing With Difficult People At Work” today!

Praise and Reviews "It is the essential guide to coping with people problems. Packed with hints, tips and warning of potential hazards." OS Magazine `Packed with tips, hints and warning of potential hazards, Dealing with Difficult People is suitable for managers and professionals or indeed anyone who has to deal with difficult people in general` CAMBRIDGE EVENING NEWS, December 2001 Difficult people can make life impossible. The workplace is inhabited by a wide variety of people and it can sometimes be difficult to get on with them as well as get on with your work. However, by understanding difficult people and the things they do, problematic situations and awkward issues can be resolved. Dealing with Difficult People will help you do just that, it looks at individual behaviour, what drives it and how to cope with it. Written in a practical and accessible style, it is the essential guide to coping with people problems. Roy Lilley covers every angle including: recognising the seven difficult types of people; what conflict is and how to handle it; handling aggressive people; motivating lazy colleagues; dealing with difficult customers; handling complaints. Packed with tips, hints and warnings of potential hazards, this book is suitable for managers or anyone who has deal with difficult colleagues or the public. It will help you to enjoy difficult people, unlock them, influence them and improve their performance.

A revised edition of the classic guide on how to best resolve conflict in today's technologically advanced workplace. Your work day is filled with them--people who frustrate, impede, maneuver, undermine, plot, connive, and whine. This indispensable guide details specific techniques for handling all of them, with easy-to-follow scenarios for every situation. Updated and revised to reflect modern issues including technology, generation gaps, and language barriers, this guide describes 10 kinds of culprits, from tyrants and bullies (regular and cyber) to the pushy and presumptuous to connivers and camouflagers; and offers helpful strategies and phrases for diffusing workplace tensions and effectively resolving conflicts.

Explains how to: Identify 10 bothersome behaviors and deal successfully with each of them Understand why people become difficult Use sophisticated techniques to neutralize whining, negativity, attacks, tantrums and more Cultivate the nine "take-charge" skills that prevent people from becoming difficult

Are YOU a difficult person? We have a test - you will find out what behaviors you might have that MIGHT be seen as difficult by others. This book is about understanding yourself and making a positive difference in your interactions with others.