There are people who are impossible to get along with. No matter how hard you try, there’s always drama. It’s as if difficult people just thoroughly enjoy getting under other people's skin. Which ...

We’re pleased to present the latest installment of Dr. Rick Hanson’s Greater Good blog, featuring posts from his Just One Thing (JOT) newsletter, which offers ...

The term “difficult employee” is typically used to refer to a worker who fails to conduct him- or herself in a responsible and/or professional manner in the workplace. Effectively dealing with such ...

No one wants to be thought of as a "difficult person," but what does that really mean, anyway? A difficult person may exhibit traits such as callousness, aggressiveness, manipulative tendencies, and ...

Sometimes in life, we have to have conversations that we know will be difficult both for us and for the person we’re talking to. A parent needs to reprimand a wayward teenager, a teacher needs to ...

Coaching is the new leadership. If empowerment, ownership and innovation matters to you, consider how these 10 questions can incorporate coaching into your productivity. In The Great Game of Business, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sho Dewan is a career expert who covers work, top jobs, and business. In every career and organization, encountering a difficult ...

Some people go to extraordinary lengths to be difficult. Think of the diva actress whose on-set needs can never be met or the boss who keeps moving the goal posts. The difficult person elevates the ...

Difficult women answer back. Difficult women make themselves heard. They don’t back down. They’re loud. They challenge the status quo. They’re not all that easily pleased. They hustle. They’re the ...

This story is part of Women of Impact, a National Geographic project centered around women breaking barriers in their fields, changing their communities, and inspiring action. Join the conversation in ...

Nightwood by Djuna Barnes - Dylan Thomas called Nightwood "one of the three greatest prose books ever written by a woman,” but in order to behold this greatness you must master Barnes' tortuous, ...

The joys of sharing your life with a cat are truly boundless. As a professed and unabashed cat lady, I'll preach this as gospel to the end of times. But that doesn't mean being a cat parent is always ...