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Tanya-Leahy authored Dec 2, 2024
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Expand Up @@ -47,15 +47,15 @@ Kindly and genuinely ask, “How are you feeling?”

Avoid explicitly calling out the behavior as passive aggressive, such as saying, “That was a bit passive aggressive.” This approach is likely to put the other person on the defensive and escalate tension.

::: greybox
A teammate says, "I didn’t realize you suddenly cared about deadlines."
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::: bad
Figure: Bad Example - Responding defensively with, “That was a bit passive aggressive. What’s your problem?” escalates tension and makes the situation worse
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Figure: Good Example - Responding kindly with, “It sounds like there’s more to that. How are you feeling about the deadlines?” opens the door to a constructive conversation
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::: greybox
A teammate says, "I didn’t realize you suddenly cared about deadlines."
:::
::: bad
Figure: Bad Example - Responding defensively with, “That was a bit passive aggressive. What’s your problem?” escalates tension and makes the situation worse
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::: good
Figure: Good Example - Responding kindly with, “It sounds like there’s more to that. How are you feeling about the deadlines?” opens the door to a constructive conversation
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