Is He Self Deprecating?

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By nature, i'm a very self deprecating person. Maybe maybe the way i'm saying it isit isn't in such a way that it makes him feel comfortablem to give feedback. I wouldn't be surprised if he went home and told his partner like, oh my gosh, i was almost honest, and then i couldn't do it and i whimped out. Sometimes we think people are really being malicious, when really they're just defaulting to their worst behaviors because they're afraid or because they're fearful.

Lynne has a colleague in a different department whose work is interdependent with hers, and he’s been surreptitiously encroaching on the scope of her role. He’s also been criticizing her behind her back. During their regular one-on-one meetings, he says everything’s fine, and he never mentions the work he’s doing that falls outside of his responsibilities.

When she raised these issues to him, he changed the subject. Lynne worries that the ongoing bad-mouthing and overstepping are damaging her reputation. What should she do? What should you do if you find yourself in a similar situation?

In this episode, Amy G talks with Lynne and recommends tactics for her to try. By the end of the episode, Lynne has a clear way forward and knows what she needs to do to improve her working relationship and protect her career.

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