“Master the Art of Influence: 7 Phrases That Turn Tension into Triumph with Difficult People”
2) “Let’s find a solution that works for both of us.”
Difficult people love to turn every conversation into a battle. They want to win, and they want you to lose.
But the moment you reframe the situation as a collaboration instead of a competition, you take away their power.
I once had a coworker who always pushed back on my ideas in meetings. No matter what I suggested, he’d argue against it—sometimes just for the sake of arguing.
At first, I’d get frustrated and try to prove my point even harder, but that only made things worse.
