A leader with a direct report who is, she says, the most defensive person she’s ever known, devotes an entire coaching session to gathering tools to help her cope.
All the tools and ideas and scripts in this episode are in an easy-to-understand infographic. Download it for free here.
To work on “deserving” dive into The Four Agreements.
Dig into more tools for managing defensive people in our podcast library in these three categories:
Additional episodes you could listen to are:
216 - 7 Steps to Stop Emotional Hijacks
60 - Be Impeccable with Your Word
35 - Handling Defensive Behaviors
138 - Managing Disruptive Executives
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