In school and college, it could be the project team member who freeloads on the work of the rest of the team. At home, it could be a flat mate who steals your milk and cereal instead of just buying his own. Much like the fight or flight response in reaction to perceived threats to survival, there are only two ways of managing difficult people – either hash it out through a conversation, or let the issue simmer beneath the surface, until it eventually becomes too big and toxic to ignore. This route worksThe advantage of going down the conversation route is that you can nip the issue in the bud early on. This could be from your boss, a project team member, or anyone else whose influence you think will help your case.

Source: The Hindu February 11, 2018 04:30 UTC