Have you ever had someone say "I'm fine" (when they are clearly not) or a co-worker who "forgets" to do something you asked them to do (when they obviously just don't want to do it)? Those are ...

A critical comment with a big smile. Silence when you know they can hear you. “But you didn’t tell me I had to do it that way.” Passive-aggressive people know just how to get under your skin, and ...

Most people think of passive-aggression as something loud enough to notice – the slammed cabinet, the pointed silence, the ...

Most of us like to think of ourselves as pretty reasonable communicators. We don’t yell. We don’t slam doors. We’d never say anything deliberately cruel. And yet, there are phrases that slip out of ...

Outright anger is fairly easy to identify, but passive-aggressive behavior can be a little more subtle. Although those who engage in it think it has no consequences, it can actually do everything from ...

Passive behaviors frustrate others by preventing them from efficiently pursuing goals by not making decisions or acting. Frustrated individuals feel disempowered as they wait on passive individuals ...