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Managing Difficult People

by Adam Holbrook · English

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.

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Prioritizing Time Blocks and Why Multitasking Fails Us

Prioritizing work by using dedicated, uninterrupted time blocks; arguing multitasking is a myth and actually causes task switching that wastes time, energy, and relationships.

11 Nov 2026 · 18m · 12 chapters

How Faith Turned Failure Into Purpose with Randall Dupre

Randall Dupre explains how faith and “rock bottom” helped him turn a chaotic teenage life (fights, assault charges, stealing, youth detention) into purpose, then build a long career and consulting…

4 Nov 2026 · 35m · 14 chapters

Finding A Way Forward Through Depression

Depression and a “way forward” through three areas: physical health (exercise, eating, sunlight), social health (staying connected with friends), and mental health (purpose and serving others).

28 Oct 2026 · 24m · 10 chapters

You're Not for Everyone

The episode promotes Adam Holbrook’s upcoming book “You’re Not for Everyone” (Oct 26) and argues that people hide behind “masks” (e.g., alcohol, people-pleasing, perfectionism, productivity) instead…

21 Oct 2026 · 21m · 8 chapters

Homeless, Not Hopeless: A Family's Fight for a Better Life

A family’s homelessness outside Atlantic City and their fight for stability, mental health care, and dignity; the episode also critiques how society and institutions treat homeless people and calls…

14 Oct 2026 · 41m · 20 chapters

How Lisa Axios Rebuilt Her Life From the Ground Up

Lisa Axios recounts fleeing an abusive marriage in 2010, rebuilding her life as a single mother, then building a real estate and leadership-coaching career.

7 Oct 2026 · 41m · 15 chapters

Connecting Beyond Our Scars

Connection and social health—how to reconnect after grief, breakup, isolation, or burnout by shifting from self-focus to caring about others; also how to maintain adult friendships and rebuild trust.

30 Sep 2026 · 22m · 10 chapters

When God Says Not Yet: Learning to Trust the Wait with Pastor Kyle Prichard

Trusting God’s timing (“not yet”) instead of forcing outcomes, and learning to wait by seeking God’s presence while staying obedient and addressing possible “blockers” in life.

23 Sep 2026 · 49m · 16 chapters

How to Forgive Someone Who Isn’t Sorry

Forgiving people who aren’t sorry, using a process to move forward without requiring apologies or staying stuck in resentment. Guest(s): No guests appear; the host is Adam Holbrook.

16 Sep 2026 · 21m · 11 chapters

Mindset Matters

Mindset Matters—how to stop spiraling, build patience, and use “I am” identity statements plus consistent action to reach goals; also frames mindset as tied to faith and self-relationship.

9 Sep 2026 · 23m · 16 chapters

Allow Consequences: Let People Own Their Choices

Let people own their choices by setting boundaries, replacing “should” with “could,” guiding with questions, and allowing consequences instead of rescuing.

2 Sep 2026 · 15m · 6 chapters

Stop Working More and Start Prioritizing What Works | The 80/20 Rule

Prioritizing using the 80/20 rule—stop “more work,” delegate, stop draining interactions, and use time blocks instead of multitasking/task switching.

26 Aug 2026 · 18m · 9 chapters

From Excuses to Results: How to Make Fitness a Lifestyle with Korin Sutton

Making fitness a sustainable lifestyle through strict diet tracking, portion control, meal prep, and mindset—especially for weight loss and bodybuilding.

19 Aug 2026 · 35m · 19 chapters

You Don’t Have to Be Perfect to Follow God with Pastor Kyle Prichard

How to follow God without needing perfection—how to be certain God exists, how to interpret “give” (Luke 6:38) in context, where to start reading Scripture, and how to understand sin, forgiveness,…

12 Aug 2026 · 48m · 19 chapters

Your Worst Mistake Doesn't Define You: A Story of Accountability and Redemption with Michael V. Crismali

Accountability and redemption after a public financial wrongdoing; how shame and secrecy evolve into self-destruction, and how to rebuild identity through honesty, faith, and a “Reclaim Framework.”

5 Aug 2026 · 41m · 15 chapters

You Are Not Alone: A Powerful Story of Addiction, Suicide, Faith, and Recovery with Kate Parson

Kate Parsons shares her story of trauma, addiction, bipolar disorder, suicide attempts, relapse during COVID, and recovery through treatment, peer support, faith, and structured community resources.

29 Jul 2026 · 38m · 16 chapters