{"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 Someone You Can't Stand: The Harvard Business Review Guide","slug":"how-to-work-with-someone-you-can-t-stand-the-harvard-business-review-guide","published_at":"2026-06-07T11:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/harvard-business-review-7777387/how-to-work-with-someone-you-can-t-stand-the-harvard-business-review-guide","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/harvard-business-review-7777387","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/VG4264583437.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/VG4264583437.mp3","summary":"How to Work with Someone You Can't Stand: The Harvard Business Review Guide 18 May 2022 --- Sure, you could just argue with them. But if you have to work together, here are more productive ways for everyone to win. 00:00 Let me guess: you argue with someone you don't like, or complain about them, or ignore them, right? 00:26 I have a magic trick that will make that annoying co-worker ... less annoying. 01:22 Ask: How am I reacting? 01:40 What exactly is it that's bothering me, and why? 02:40 Separate behaviors from traits. 03:00 Is it really so bad to not like each other? 03:20 What DO I like about this person? 04:00 What might happen if I spent more time with this person? (Yes, this is a hard one!) 04:40 Can we talk about it? 06:15 Ok, nothing else works. What if I just ignore them? 06:55 Let's review! Reading list: https://hbr.org/2012/01/how-to-work-with-someone-you-h https://hbr.org/2021/11/how-to-work-with-someone-you-really-dont-like https://hbr.org/2018/12/how-to-collaborate-with-people-you-dont-like https://hbr.org/2018/04/how-to-develop-empathy-for-someone-who-annoys-you https://hbr.org/2013/08/how-to-manage-someone-you-dont Produced by Amy Gallo, Jessica Gidal, and Scott LaPierre Video by Andy Robinson Edited by Jessica Gidal Design by Riko Cribbs, Karen Player, and Jessica Gidal 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 #HowTo #SomeoneYouCan'tStand 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 Someone You Can't Stand: The Harvard Business Review Guide 18 May 2022 --- Sure, you could just argue with them. But if you have to work…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":664,"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-someone-you-can-t-stand-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-someone-you-can-t-stand-the-harvard-business-review-guide.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}