6 Tips For Managing People Who Are Hard To Manage

Management would be easy if everyone you managed were hard working, collaborative, and had a great attitude and exceptional talent.  But then it wouldn’t be management. It would be sitting around doing little while legions of highly motivated people worked happily and diligently. The reality of course is far different. Simply put, some people are easy to manage and others are hard. And “hard” takes many forms. Some are talented but not collaborative. Some are collaborative but not too talented. Some are too aggressive and others not aggressive enough. Some are well-intentioned but high maintenance, moody or easily distracted. Some are just plain difficult. And so on. You get the idea.

by Victor Lipman, read more in www.forbes.com/sites