Picture this: you've got a colleague who's talking about you behind your back. Maybe they've stolen a client from you, or going out of their way to make your job difficult. Do you confront them? Complain to the boss? Report them to HR? Quit?

Michael Thompson talks to Fear & Greed's Adam Lang - who is also a CEO and executive coach - about the best way to resolve workplace conflict.

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Picture this: you've got a colleague who's talking about you behind your back. Maybe they've stolen a client from you, or going out of their way to make your job difficult. Do you confront them? Complain to the boss? Report them to HR? Quit? Michael Thompson talks to Fear &amp; Greed's Adam Lang - who is also a CEO and executive coach - about the best way to resolve workplace conflict. Fear &amp; Greed Q+A: Join the team as they answer questions on business, investing, economics, politics and more. If you have your own question, get in touch via our&nbsp;<a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://fearandgreed.com.au&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;ust=1761132677374666&amp;usg=AOvVaw1onVb3nyHpho5zV7-Mv2aW">website</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.linkedin.com/company/fear-and-greed&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;ust=1761132677374666&amp;usg=AOvVaw1mk1XDtiASVqwotC_TQIKp">LinkedIn</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.instagram.com/fearandgreedpodcast/&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;ust=1761132677374666&amp;usg=AOvVaw3WpOwBCC3ZepI78A_3XwLF">Instagram</a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.facebook.com/FearAndGreedPodcast&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;ust=1761132677374666&amp;usg=AOvVaw1PxsFmkcGQfeMVKYMXYulM">Facebook</a>! Join our<a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://fearandgreed.com.au/newsletter-signup&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;ust=1761132677374666&amp;usg=AOvVaw1_mHkQ-H8aXDRuhi4_WVMK">&nbsp;free daily newsletter here</a>.

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Q+A: How to handle a toxic colleague

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