Working with People You Can’t Stand

Description

We’ve all been there, that one colleague who gets under your skin. In this session, we’ll look at practical strategies for navigating difficult work relationships without losing our cool or our professionalism.

In this session, we'll:

- Explore the difference between behaviors and personality traits.
- Learn how to reframe frustration by asking the right questions.
- Practice language for confronting conflict, ignoring distractions, and finding common ground.

This will be a practical and thoughtful discussion about surviving (and maybe even improving) tricky workplace dynamics.

Questions list

1. Have you ever worked with someone who really annoyed you? What made them so difficult?

2. Do you think it’s possible to “click” with everyone at work? Why or why not?

3. What’s more challenging for you: conflict with your boss or conflict with a teammate?

1. When someone annoys you at work, how do you usually handle it?

2. Do you think it’s more effective to focus on behavior (actions) or traits (personality)? Why?

3. Is it worth asking yourself what you actually like about this person? Could that change your perspective?

4. Do you think spending more time with a colleague you dislike can help? Why or why not?

5. What are the risks and benefits of having a direct conversation about the problem?

6. In what situations is it better to simply ignore a colleague’s behavior?

7. Can “difficult colleagues” sometimes push us to grow professionally? How?

8. If you were a manager, how would you support a team with constant interpersonal conflicts?

1. You'll have 6 to 10 minutes to have a free talk.

Get ready for an engaging 10 minutes where you'll receive valuable feedback from your tutor regarding vocabulary, pronunciation and grammar mistakes

Working with People You Can’t Stand

Business - B2-C1 | Advance Level

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Questions list

1. Have you ever worked with someone who really annoyed you? What made them so difficult?

2. Do you think it’s possible to “click” with everyone at work? Why or why not?

3. What’s more challenging for you: conflict with your boss or conflict with a teammate?

1. When someone annoys you at work, how do you usually handle it?

2. Do you think it’s more effective to focus on behavior (actions) or traits (personality)? Why?

3. Is it worth asking yourself what you actually like about this person? Could that change your perspective?

4. Do you think spending more time with a colleague you dislike can help? Why or why not?

5. What are the risks and benefits of having a direct conversation about the problem?

6. In what situations is it better to simply ignore a colleague’s behavior?

7. Can “difficult colleagues” sometimes push us to grow professionally? How?

8. If you were a manager, how would you support a team with constant interpersonal conflicts?

1. You'll have 6 to 10 minutes to have a free talk.

Get ready for an engaging 10 minutes where you'll receive valuable feedback from your tutor regarding vocabulary, pronunciation and grammar mistakes

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Working with People You Can’t Stand

Business - B2-C1 | Advance Level

Description

Questions list

1. Have you ever worked with someone who really annoyed you? What made them so difficult?

2. Do you think it’s possible to “click” with everyone at work? Why or why not?

3. What’s more challenging for you: conflict with your boss or conflict with a teammate?

1. When someone annoys you at work, how do you usually handle it?

2. Do you think it’s more effective to focus on behavior (actions) or traits (personality)? Why?

3. Is it worth asking yourself what you actually like about this person? Could that change your perspective?

4. Do you think spending more time with a colleague you dislike can help? Why or why not?

5. What are the risks and benefits of having a direct conversation about the problem?

6. In what situations is it better to simply ignore a colleague’s behavior?

7. Can “difficult colleagues” sometimes push us to grow professionally? How?

8. If you were a manager, how would you support a team with constant interpersonal conflicts?

1. You'll have 6 to 10 minutes to have a free talk.

Get ready for an engaging 10 minutes where you'll receive valuable feedback from your tutor regarding vocabulary, pronunciation and grammar mistakes

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