How do you manage an employee who thinks they are the boss?

How do you deal with an employee who thinks they are the boss?

How do you deal with an employee who always thinks they are right?

How do you deal with an employee who thinks they know it all?

How do you tell an employee they are not as good as they think they are?

What to do when staff or coworkers undermine you? How to deal with a difficult employee.

How do you handle an employee who doesn't want to be managed?

How do you tell an employee they need to improve their attitude?

How do you handle an egotistical employee?

Give the employee a chance to respond. Steer the discussion toward what the employee is going to do to change the behavior. Offer suggestions or changes to work assignments or scheduling that might be helpful. Document what changes the employee is going to make and hold him accountable to making those changes.

How do you outsmart a manipulative coworker?

How do you coach an arrogant employee?

How do you handle an argumentative employee?

How do you communicate with someone who thinks they are always right?

What to say to a coworker to stop micromanaging?

Tell them that you feel like you are being micromanaged by them and this is stressing you out. Ask them what will it take for them to trust you with your work and tell them that you will do your best to earn that trust.

What to do when someone at work is trying to undermine you?

How do you handle a sabotaging coworker?

How do you deal with intimidating coworkers?

To maintain control when dealing with an intimidating colleague, some tips include rehearsing responses ahead of time and trying to appear calm. To break the cycle of anger and retaliation, it can be helpful to remain professional and cordial. One can be assertive without sounding mad.

How do you coach a condescending employee?

How do you discipline an employee with a negative attitude?

If possible, point to specific policies in the employee handbook that are being violated by the behavior in question. The goal at this point is improvement. Explain exactly what you want to change so that the employee knows what it is expected. Document your conversation, the employee's response and the plan of action.

How do you deal with a negative employee?

How do you coach an employee with a negative attitude?

How do you deal with subordinates who refuse to respect you?

How do you manage an employee who is not a team player?

How do you deal with arrogant condescending coworkers?

How do you deal with coworkers who overstep their boundaries?

Talk About Overstepping Boundaries

Remember to be polite, but stern, and use specific examples in your conversation so it's clear to the coworker what you're talking about. If possible, have this conversation while they are actually in the process of overstepping the boundaries.

How do you deal with a sneaky competitive coworker?