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Co-Workers from Hell: Dealing with Difficult Colleagues

Managing the Know-It-All

Whether it’s in a private conversation or during a meeting, Know-It-Alls can take up tons of time with their ramblings.

Interrupting the Know-It-All politely and asking him to put his input in writing will accomplish three things: (1) It will save valuable time; (2) It will prevent you from becoming defensive or disagreeable; and (3) It will reveal any trivial nitpicking on the part of the Know-It-All.

 

  • Dawn Dugan

    Dawn Dugan specializes in writing books, articles, white papers, reports and special communications for the human resources industry. She is the co-author of Effective Executive Compensation, which was published by AMACOM in 2008. Read more...