{"podcast":{"title":"Harvard Business Review","slug":"harvard-business-review-7777387","podcast_index_feed_id":7777387,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/VG7900701114","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/980142f0-0d9c-11f1-9b6f-b39130a8b54a/image/fd144eac00da8bd04368206590cf5ad8.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"HBR","episode_count":511,"summary":"At Harvard Business Review, we believe in management. If the world’s organizations and institutions were run more effectively, if our leaders made better decisions, if people worked more productively, we believe that all of us — employees, bosses, customers, our families, and the people our businesses affect — would be better off. We try to arm our readers with ideas that help them become smarter, more creative, and more courageous in their work. We encourage comments, critiques, and questions. We expect our community to be a safe space for respectful, constructive, and thought-provoking discussion. We reserve the right to remove or turn off comments at our discretion. We do not tolerate bullying, name-calling, or abusive language related to identity, including race, gender, ethnicity, religion, sexuality, age, or region; spam; copyright violation; extreme profanity; or p*rnography.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T12:22:10.972032+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/harvard-business-review-7777387"},"episode":{"title":"How to Work with a Passive-Aggressive Coworker | The Harvard Business Review Guide","slug":"how-to-work-with-a-passive-aggressive-coworker-the-harvard-business-review-guide","published_at":"2026-07-22T17:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/harvard-business-review-7777387/how-to-work-with-a-passive-aggressive-coworker-the-harvard-business-review-guide","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/harvard-business-review-7777387","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/VG1949750624.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/VG1949750624.mp3","summary":"How to Work with a Passive-Aggressive Coworker | The Harvard Business Review Guide 21 Jun 2022 --- They’re not being a jerk on purpose, and if you can understand what motivates them you’ll find a better way to co-exist, and maybe even thrive. 00:00 First, some good news and bad news about passive-aggressive coworkers. 00:42 Do these bad behaviors sound familiar? 01:10 Let’s define the term “passive-aggressive.” 01:32 Why are they behaving this way? 02:52 Tip 1: Avoid calling them “passive-aggressive.” 03:33 Tip 2: Focus on what they’re trying to say. 04:26 Tip 3: Don’t take the bait. 05:37 Tip 4: Get support from the team. 07:04 OK, let’s review! The tips in this Harvard Business Review Guide come from Amy Gallo’s book, “Getting Along: How to Work with Anyone (Even Difficult People)”, available here: https://www.amazon.com/Getting-Along-Anyone-Difficult-People/dp/1647821061/ Produced by Amy Gallo and Scott LaPierre Video by Andy Robinson Design by Riko Cribbs, Alex Belser, and Karen Player Follow us: https://hbr.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/harvard-business-review/ https://www.facebook.com/HBR/ https://twitter.com/HarvardBiz https://www.instagram.com/harvard_business_review Sign up for Newsletters: https://hbr.org/email-newsletters #HarvardBusinessReview #PassiveAggressive #Conflict Copyright © 2022 Harvard Business School Publishing. All rights reserved. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"How to Work with a Passive-Aggressive Coworker | The Harvard Business Review Guide 21 Jun 2022 --- They’re not being a jerk on purpose, and if you can und…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":721,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/harvard-business-review-7777387/episodes/how-to-work-with-a-passive-aggressive-coworker-the-harvard-business-review-guide/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/harvard-business-review-7777387/how-to-work-with-a-passive-aggressive-coworker-the-harvard-business-review-guide.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}