My latest foray bringing psychological know-how to the world!!
In this article in MailOnline, I provide tips on how to deal with difficult friendships. Whilst I was asked to write something about difficult friendships, by the fabulous journalist Flic Everett, these tips can also be useful to help us manage our relationships with work colleagues that we find difficult.
Our relationships are key to feelings of belonging, self-worth and inclusion in the workplace, all of which underpin wellbeing.
When we feel accepted and appreciated by those we work with we are more likely to be able to work together, to feel motivated to do the job, to be curious and innovative.
So when we encounter difficult relationships in the workplace, it can be hard to know what to do. After all we still need to work with them. But if they are bullying, unreliable or undermining it is difficult to trust them and this can affect our feelings of psychological safety at work and our ability to do the job.
In this article I point towards:
🤼 Some strategies for recognising when relationships are not good for you.
🤼 Unhelpful patterns in relationships that everyone should be aware of.
🤼 What to do with a relationship that no longer serves you.
Whilst this article is largely focused on friends outside work, it is important to recognise difficult relationships in the workplace can be harder to manage.
After all we can't just choose to walk away from a colleague.
And importantly, if you feel you are being bullied, or are finding a colleague particularly difficult, it is essential to enlist the help of HR or your manager to deal with it.
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