
Passive Aggressive Behavior
06/21/23 • 9 min
For our final Summer Session, Tara Thurber, Ellie Bright and Vitoria Wright discuss passive-aggressive behavior in the workplace. In a recent article by CNBC, a psychology expert outlined 7 signs of passive-aggressive co-workers and how to cope noting, "Colleagues who exhibit passive-aggressive tendencies are especially insidious to organizations because they can masquerade as productive."
Our team considered all aspects and provided some tips for how to manage and eradicate passive-aggressive behaviors at work.
1) Find Different Perspectives
2) Nip it in the Bud
3) Provide a Safe Communication Space
4) Acknowledge & Be Aware
For our final Summer Session, Tara Thurber, Ellie Bright and Vitoria Wright discuss passive-aggressive behavior in the workplace. In a recent article by CNBC, a psychology expert outlined 7 signs of passive-aggressive co-workers and how to cope noting, "Colleagues who exhibit passive-aggressive tendencies are especially insidious to organizations because they can masquerade as productive."
Our team considered all aspects and provided some tips for how to manage and eradicate passive-aggressive behaviors at work.
1) Find Different Perspectives
2) Nip it in the Bud
3) Provide a Safe Communication Space
4) Acknowledge & Be Aware
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Conflict at Work
Tips to Handle Conflict at Work
- Create an opportunity to speak to the person face-to-face (if remote, use video)
- Step away from the conversation/conflict and play Devil’s advocate
- Find your voice and stick to it
- Do not be reactive
- Take and provide feedback
- Use "Because of This, I feel That" statements
- Ask for Third Party perspective(s)
- Prepare documentation for HR
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TOP5_DefinedTalent - Passive Aggressive Behavior
Transcript
Hey ladies, welcome back to DT Chats, DT Talks. DT Us (laughs).
Ellie Bright(laughs)
Tara ThurberWe're getting into the nitty gritty of HR and recruiting. Super curious that I just want to kind of jump right into how do we deal how does anybody deal with passive aggressive co workers? Passive aggressive behavior in the workplace. Ellie, I'm gonna give you
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