Navigating Through Difficult Relationships at Work

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Whether it be one coworker or a group of people, how do you navigate through working with someone who you have a difficult professional relationship with? Is ignorance or being confrontational the answer? If communication is strained, how do you approach this? Should another coworker or manager be involved?

I personally have a coworker that is giving me a difficult time at work. Because we work together though, its crucial that we have at least a working line of communication open for the sake of our business and other fellow employees. However, the relationship has gotten worse (attitude, little to no communication, less cordialness) as time progresses despite my best attempts to extend olive branches and communicate to them. What should I do?

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