We all have people with whom we struggle, problematic people who seem to drain us of our energies, rub us the wrong way, poke, provoke, frustrate or trigger us. What’s really happening when we find ...

At some point, almost everyone will have to work with a difficult person. Maybe it’s someone who isn’t meeting their deadlines, isn’t living up to their responsibilities, or has an abrasive ...

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Uncover your unique approach to stress with an easy visual quiz. Choose between three distinct pathways that symbolize your ...

Difficult people are (unfortunately) everywhere. That coworker who always has to be right, the family member who pushes your buttons, or the customer who seems impossible to please. We've all been ...

Executive coach and author Nick Robinson illuminates the challenging traits of work colleagues and shares strategies from his book — The 9 Types of Difficult People: How to Spot Them and Quickly ...

These six books can help ease tensions. By Louisa Kamps Earlier in my career, I worked for a hot-tempered woman who, according to an office rumor, had thrown a shoe at one of my predecessors. Rattled ...

Most of us have dealt with that person before, right? Someone we’d classify as “difficult.” Someone we don’t like to spend time with, or who makes us feel stressed. We all have at least one person in ...

Have you taken the Difficult Person Test? Harvard Business Publishing: Copyright ©2025 Harvard Business School Publishing. All rights reserved. Harvard Business ...

I’m a programmer with a difficult personality. From what I understand, this is not uncommon, and I’ve been willing to live with the professional consequences of that. I’m lucky enough to have good ...