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How to Deal with Difficult People

Identifying difficult people...that’s the easy part. Dealing with them? Well, that’s a different story.

Created byNeil Ihde
BeginnerUpdated May 25, 2021
How to Deal with Difficult People

What You'll Learn

  • check_circleIdentify characteristics of difficult people
  • check_circleRecognize certain personality or emotional traits associated with “difficult people"
  • check_circleExplore the rationale behind the behavior of difficult people
  • check_circleIdentify effective coping techniques to deal with difficult individuals

About This Course

Identifying difficult people...that’s the easy part. Dealing with them? Well, that’s a different story.

Hoping and wishing that things will somehow get better hasn’t worked. You need tools and strategies to deal with the stressful, emotional, and difficult interactions that occur. Keep your cool. Take a deep breath. (And maybe even bring a mirror to take a look at yourself.) This course teaches practical, everyday skills to deal with difficult people.

Course Content

1 activity • 4 videos • duration: 56m

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Section 14 videos • 1 quiz • 56 min
  • videocamLesson 1: How to Deal With Difficult People - #1 - Who Are They
    Duration 10:06
  • videocamLesson 2: Dealing With Difficult People - #2 - So, Help Me Understand
    Duration 12:04
  • videocamLesson 3: Dealing With Difficult People #3 - What Do I Do Part #1
    Duration 18:26
  • videocamLesson 4: How to Deal With Difficult People #4 - What Do I Do Part #2
    Duration 15:29
  • quizDifficult People quiz

Your Instructor

Neil Ihde

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Neil Ihde is a speaker, lecturer, consultant and founder of Life IQ where he motivates groups and individuals to work, play, relate and live intelligently. He has worked with numerous managers, directors, corporate leaders, and teams to improve their personal and professional effectiveness. Neil has worked with over 25 Fortune 500 companies including AT&T, Discover Card, Domino’s, Transamerica, GE among others. Neil has also consulted internationally with clients from a dozen countries. He is a TEDx speaker and his Life IQ YouTube channel recently eclipsed a half-million views. Neil's academic background includes a B.A. in Psychology, a B.A. in Sociology, and a MA in Counseling. Neil and his wife Deb have two children and live in Appleton, Wisconsin.

Credit Information

Is this course eligible for my CPD requirements as a Canadian CPA?

Provincial regulators of CPAs in Canada do not require that independent providers of CPD be approved to offer courses. Instead, individual CPAs are responsible for assessing whether a CPD activity meets their requirements, and may take activities from any source provided those requirements are met.

Every course offered on LearnFormula is delivered by a qualified subject matter expert or learning organization, and advances learning objectives that are relevant to the responsibilities or professional competencies of Canadian CPAs. All activities on LearnFormula are quantifiable in terms of hours, and are also verifiable, in that users receive documented evidence of their attendance via a certificate of completion after finishing a course (and this certificate is stored by LearnFormula indefinitely). Nearly 100,000 Canadian CPAs successfully satisfy their CPD requirements via LearnFormula on an annual basis.

What Students Are Saying

4.5 out of 5
Student's Choice
283 reviews
  • SP
    Svetlana P.
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    Excellent course with a lot of tips and a great instructor. Highly recommended!

  • TM
    Tomas M.
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    Excellent 8 point structure to follow, wonderful examples that bring the points to life.

  • BC
    Bing Tim C.
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    Good content

  • NP
    Nathalia P.
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    Great insights and recommendations!

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