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
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 ...
You Are Not Alone: A Powerful Story of Addiction, Suicide, Faith, and Recovery with Kate Parson
What happens when someone who's battled addiction, mental illness, trauma, and suicide attempts refuses to let their story end there?In this powerful episode of Managing Difficult People, host Adam Holbrook sits down with Kate Parsons, a...
The Power of Resilience: What Comes After Tragedy? with Ron Gold
What do you do when your entire life changes in an instant?In this powerful episode of Managing Difficult People, Adam Holbrook sits down with resilience expert, TEDx speaker, entrepreneur, and former Wall Street executive Ron Gold, whos...
Living to Be Liked with Eric Geisendorfer
How much of your life is shaped by who you truly are... and how much is driven by the need to be liked?In this deeply personal episode of the Managing Difficult People Podcast, Adam Holbrook sits down with his lifelong friend, Eric Geise...