Influencing Difficult Subordinates [Archive.org URL]

Most of us who manage people have had difficult subordinates. Often the greater their ability, the more irritating or disruptive they may be to the work of your organization. But you can’t succeed without them, so how can you influence their behavior? Drawn from the book Influence Without Authority, this article examines the factors that affect your ability to influence subordinates, some practical approaches to consider using in your work situations and reviews two case examples that put these concepts to work.

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