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Get the Elephant Out of the Room: Outsmart Difficult People at Work
Chris Webber
Frequency: 1 episode/13d. Total Eps: 99
In this practical and powerful podcast series, Christopher Webber reveals the lessons he has learned through a varied and illustrious career: success at work isn’t about what you say—it’s about how you say it.
He talks to a variety of people about their experiences with difficult people and shares insights you can use to overcome the challenges they pose and the negativity they create.
More About Chris Webber
Chris is an author, business performance adviser and former sportsman. His mission is to give everyone the confidence they need to overcome the difficult moments at work. He talks about influence, negotiation, inspiring action and performance culture at work.
He delivers 1:1 performance development programmes to executives, leaders and business people who want to raise performance at work. He runs training programmes for groups and offers advice for organisations preparing for key moments such as price changes, negotiations and launches.
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Strategic Advice for Digital Doubters
Episode 11
mardi 24 juin 2025 • Duration 01:00:41
In this special episode I invited an especially chosen panel to discuss the challenges of excellence in digital sales and marketing.
We explore what brands get wrong when trying to sell direct to consumers, we discuss the value of third party sellers and retail partners and we offer our advice for executives debating the importance of digital channels in their growth plans.
Panel members:
Iana Volshmid Kelli Peter David Williams Alex Walker David Royale Jim Chetwode
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If you have to deal with difficult people at work then you should subscribe to my newsletter.
Every 2 weeks, I send an email directly to the inbox of thousands of people with insights, advice and actions that are usually reserved for paying clients.
I unpick the behaviours of various difficult people, explain their motives and offer tips to help people like you to deliver more and gain a commercial edge.
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When Leadership Let Us Down
Episode 10
mercredi 11 juin 2025 • Duration 22:05
With AI knowledge loses value and we instead need people who are incredible collaborators, can solve problems and influence.
Unless we educate them we will not get them, but as the value of hourly charging reduces we have the chance to build magnificent development apprenticeship schemes.
In this episode I explan why we need to avoid becoming difficult people blocking the learning we need for the next generation who will deliver results for our businesses.
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If you have to deal with difficult people at work then you should subscribe to my newsletter.
Every 2 weeks, I send an email directly to the inbox of thousands of people with insights, advice and actions that are usually reserved for paying clients.
I unpick the behaviours of various difficult people, explain their motives and offer tips to help people like you to deliver more and gain a commercial edge.
Subscribe here to receive the Foxleigh Newsletter.
Dealing with Unmotivated Team Members
mardi 1 avril 2025 • Duration 58:07
We recorded this special episode with an expert panel live at The Orchard in London.
The question we debated was : How to deal with a staff member who is disengaged and unmotivated after returning from parental leave.
We explored why they are disengaged, whose problem is it, who should help, how the organisation should welcome people back and is it culturally outdated to expect people to be highly motivated.
The panel was a talented group of industry experts and leaders.
How have you overcome this challenge with your colleagues? Were the team involved in helping them feel more settled?
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Chris Webber - Podcast Host & Expert
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Every 2 weeks I publish a newsletter to the community to share stories, insight and advice to help you understand the various challenges of difficult people and how you can succeed. Join the community by following the link below and sharing your email details with us.
People Who Gossip
mercredi 26 mars 2025 • Duration 30:01
Are you frustrated by office gossip? Do you have to deal with rumours and leaked information undermining your team culture?
Gossip is not always toxic, it plays an important role in social connections. In this episode I explore the challenges of office gossip, explain how it is a positive part of culture and share some ideas on how you can own the narrative about you and avoid leaks and speculation.
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Every 2 weeks I publish a newsletter to the community to share stories, insight and advice to help you understand the various challenges of difficult people and how you can succeed. Join the community by following the link below and sharing your email details with us.
People Who Reject Feedback
mercredi 19 mars 2025 • Duration 29:12
It can be highly frustrating when people reject feedback or even worse, seem to accept it only for nothing to change!
In this episode we explore the commercial opportunity that exists should we be able to overcome this. We explain some reasons why they may react this way and provide you with actions you can use to better connect and land your feedback.
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Every 2 weeks I publish a newsletter to the community to share stories, insight and advice to help you understand the various challenges of difficult people and how you can succeed. Join the community by following the link below and sharing your email details with us.
Buyers Who Won’t Make a Decision
mercredi 12 mars 2025 • Duration 31:52
It is very frustrating when buyers or customers don’t make a decision – especially when it was their idea to ask.
In this episode I explore what the hidden barriers could be, share some personal examples of what happened and provide you with tips on how you can better influence people to make decisions faster.
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Every 2 weeks I publish a newsletter to the community to share stories, insight and advice to help you understand the various challenges of difficult people and how you can succeed. Join the community by following the link below and sharing your email details with us.
People Who Steal Your Work
mercredi 5 mars 2025 • Duration 28:51
How do you deal with people who steal your work and steal credit for your work?
It makes you angry, they get opportunities and they get recognition.
A frustrating part of working life is completing a task only for someone else to get the recognition, especially if they didn't do as much as you did.
In this episode I explore when this happens, why they do it, how it makes you feel and most importantly what you can do about it.
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Every 2 weeks I publish a newsletter to the community to share stories, insight and advice to help you understand the various challenges of difficult people and how you can succeed. Join the community by following the link below and sharing your email details with us.
People Who Mislead Us
mercredi 26 février 2025 • Duration 33:51
The idea of someone lying to us creates huge fears, especially if they are a work colleague or a key supplier.
Trust underpins who we are and how we cooperate with the people around us. A breach of trust through lying is a dramatic issue to have to manage.
But people try to mislead us every day, sellers, buyers and colleagues. How should we deal with it?
In this episode I talk through;
- What do we mean by being misleading
- Who tries to mislead us - are they simply charlatans trying to rip us off?
- Why do they behave this way?
- What you can do to avoid being taken advantage of.
Every 2 weeks I publish a newsletter to the community to share stories, insight and advice to help you understand the various challenges of difficult people and how you can succeed. Join the community by following the link below and sharing your email details with us.
Lead Generation and Outbound Sales in 2025
lundi 24 février 2025 • Duration 59:35
One of the biggest issues facing SaaS companies today is a decreasing response rate to lead generation.
There are ever increasing tools for automation and personalisation, yet leads are not responding, why?
This is the question that Alex Young and I discuss on this episode. We offer our viewpoint and some actionable tips that you can use immediately to help you generate and nurture your leads.
We discuss trust, personalisation versus relevancy and how to build your credibility and add value.
We also challenge business owners to live their mission and truly experience their products as a customer might.
Every 2 weeks I publish a newsletter to the community to share stories, insight and advice to help you understand the various challenges of difficult people and how you can succeed. Join the community by following the link below and sharing your email details with us.
Alex Young is an entrepreneur and specialist recruiter who uses his previous experience as an Account Executive at a Fintech to help SaaS companies hire sales talent in the UK, EMEA & US.
Dealing With Disrespect
mercredi 12 février 2025 • Duration 22:01
We hate to feel disrespected, our ego cannot stand it. But what about when we accidentally disrespect others?
In this episode I explore the concept of respect and how we can offend people through small actions and distractions.
I explain how to avoid the pitfalls and help you to understand why you might be feeling disrespected by people around you.
Every 2 weeks I publish a newsletter to the community to share stories, insight and advice to help you understand the various challenges of difficult people and how you can succeed. Join the community by following the link below and sharing your email details with us.
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