How to Work With Anyone (Even Difficult People)

Presented on: Thursday, November 3rd at 11:00 AM CDT






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Do you work with difficult people? Does it cause you much-unneeded stress? When we’re dealing with difficult people, our creativity, productivity, and engagement suffer. Conflict and stress compromise our ability to think clearly and make sound decisions. In this insightful webinar, Amy Gallo, author of Getting Along: How to Work with Anyone (Even Difficult People), will share research-based, practical advice on how to best work with people who push your buttons and build your interpersonal resilience in the process.

About the author:  Amy Gallo is a workplace expert who writes and speaks about gender, interpersonal dynamics, difficult conversations, feedback, and effective communication. She is the author of Getting Along: How to Work with Anyone (Even Difficult People), the HBR Guide to Dealing with Conflict, and hundreds of articles for Harvard Business Review. For the past three years, Amy has co-hosted HBR’s popular Women at Work podcast, which examines the struggles and successes of women in the workplace. She is frequently sought out by media outlets for her perspective on workplace dynamics, conflict, and difficult conversations. Her advice has been featured in The New York Times, Fast Company, Marketplace, and The Austin American-Statesman, as well as on WNYC, the BBC, and ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation).


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