Managing Difficult People
Managing Difficult People is a leadership podcast that helps managers, executives, and team leaders handle conflict, improve communication, and build stronger workplace relationships. You can’t change difficult people—but you can change how you lead, influence, and respond to them.
Each episode delivers practical strategies to reduce workplace tension, build trust, strengthen culture, and turn challenging personalities into opportunities for better leadership. Learn how to manage reactive communication, set boundaries, resolve conflict, and lead teams with clarity, confidence, and connection.
Managing Difficult People
Latest Episodes
Allow Consequences: Let People Own Their Choices
Are you helping someone, or are you accidentally keeping them from learning how to help themselves?In this episode of Managing Difficult People, Adam Holbrook tackles what he calls the “savior mask”, our instinct to step in, fix problems...
Stop Working More and Start Prioritizing What Works | The 80/20 Rule
Are you working harder than ever but still feeling like you’re falling behind?In this episode of Managing Difficult People, Adam Holbrook tackles one of the biggest mistakes he sees leaders make: failing to prioritize what they do and wh...
From Excuses to Results: How to Make Fitness a Lifestyle with Korin Sutton
What happens when you keep putting your health behind your business, career, family, and responsibilities? In this episode of Managing Difficult People, Adam Holbrook sits down with bodybuilding coach Korin Sutton to talk about fitn...
You Don’t Have to Be Perfect to Follow God with Pastor Kyle Prichard
What if you want a stronger relationship with God but don’t know where to begin?In this episode of Managing Difficult People, Adam Holbrook welcomes back Pastor Kyle Prichard after their first conversation about faith became one of the p...
Your Worst Mistake Doesn't Define You: A Story of Accountability and Redemption with Michael V. Crismali
What happens when your worst mistake becomes public... and everyone knows your name?In this unforgettable episode of Managing Difficult People, Adam Holbrook sits down with author, speaker, and mental health advocate Michael V. Crismali ...