Podcast HackHow to Deal with Jerks at WorkBy The Jordan Harbinger Show, Tessa West
In a Nutshell
In this August 2022 episode of The Jordan Harbinger Show, social psychology professor Tessa West breaks down why people behave like jerks in the office and how to address unreasonable behavior.
Favorite Quote
A lot of people feel trapped by these jerks, sometimes deliberately, and then they lose hope and think, 'this is my life for the next 30 years, ' and they should just forget about it.
Jordan Harbinger
Introduction
One of the more stressful experiences in the workplace is encountering office jerks — toxic individuals whose behavior undermines your performance and makes you miserable.
These people take credit for your work, gatekeep important tasks and information, and evade the boss's scrutiny.
Tessa West is a professor of social psychology and an author whose work focuses on handling toxic coworkers.
In this August 2022 episode of The Jordan Harbinger Show, West explains the nature of toxic coworkers and how to address their behavior constructively while leaving your own mark on the company.
Here are the 3 key insights from this Hack
- 1.Power-hungry coworkers aim to make others look bad
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