Managing Difficult People is a leadership podcast that helps managers, executives, and team leaders handle conflict, improve communication, and build stronger workplace relationships. You can’t change difficult people—but you can change how you lead, influence, and respond to them.
Each episode delivers practical strategies to reduce workplace tension, build trust, strengthen culture, and turn challenging personalities into opportunities for better leadership. Learn how to manage reactive communication, set boundaries, resolve conflict, and lead teams with clarity, confidence, and connection.
How Lisa Axios Rebuilt Her Life From the Ground Up
What does it take to walk away from a life that looks successful on the outside but is painful and frightening behind closed doors? In this episode of Managing Difficult People, Adam Holbrook sits down with Lisa Axios, who shares her remarkable journey from an abusive marriage to becoming an award-winning luxury realtor, entrepreneur, executive coach, and speaker. In 2010, Lisa left her home with five children and one credit card, determined that this time she would not go back. Lisa op...
30 Sept 2026
Connecting Beyond Our Scars
When you’ve been hurt, disappointed, or overwhelmed, pulling away from people can feel safer. But what if the connection you’re avoiding is exactly what you need most? In this episode of Managing Difficult People, Adam Holbrook explores why people isolate after painful relationships, difficult seasons, burnout, and disappointment, and how reconnecting with others can help us move forward. Adam shares lessons from his own relationships and businesses, including a powerful realization: connecti...
23 Sept 2026
When God Says Not Yet: Learning to Trust the Wait with Pastor Kyle Prichard
What do you do when you’ve prayed, worked hard, and done everything you know to do, but the answer still seems to be “not yet”? In this episode of Managing Difficult People, Adam Holbrook sits down with Pastor Kyle Prichard to explore what trusting God’s timing actually looks like when the waiting affects your career, finances, mental well-being, dreams, and sense of purpose. Through Scripture and deeply personal stories, Kyle and Adam discuss the difference between waiting and complace...
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