The First Time, You're Not Ready

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Sindy: You're reacting as though this is the first time. She says you need to prepare yourself for what she may say, and respond in a measured way. "If it feels like the first time, you're blind sighted," writes sindy. The escalation has made her feel more defensive, rather than applying pressure,. Sindy suggests that one of the things that often works when a relationship has gone sour is to remind people that you were once collaborative colleagues.

Say someone on your team who had previously been friendly turns on you and is now making your life miserable and collaboration nearly impossible. Maybe they won’t respond to your emails or even look you in the eye?

This is the distressing situation that “Cindy,” a listener of Conferences for Women’s Women Amplified podcast, found herself in. Host Celeste Headlee, invited Amy Gallo on to help give Cindy advice as part of the show’s series “That’s a Good Question.” Cindy talks to Celeste and Amy about how she doesn’t even know what’s causing the tension. She can’t get answers from her colleague and doesn’t know how to continue working with someone who’s being so difficult.

The approaches that come out of the conversation are ones that anyone facing tension in a work relationship can use to find a way forward.

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