When a prickly comment comes wrapped in a smile, it's a bit harder to uncover Passive-aggressive behavior can make friendship confusing. One second, you’re clinking glasses of espresso martinis over ...

In Part 1 of this post, we defined passive-aggressive behavior and described the six-step process of benign confrontation, a consistent verbal strategy used to bring about lasting changes in ...

New leaders that fail to deal with others’ passive-aggressive behavior inevitably fail themselves. This is even more of an issue with the increase in remote work as that makes it easier for those ...

To stop passive aggression—in yourself or others—remember these words. As someone who runs a small business, I’ve dealt with my fair share of passive-aggressive behavior. You know what I’m talking ...

We all come across people who appear very calm but who we can sense have anger and hostility beneath the surface. The show of calmness is an effort to subtly and discretely hide their real feelings.

Aggressive behaviors often characterized by action — such as manipulating others, hurting themselves or those around them, or engaging in harmful conversations with malicious intent. However, ...

Passive-aggressiveness is essentially fighting with someone else, but without directly inciting conflict. It’s a way to fight without admitting to your feelings so you can blame the other person when ...

Call it hostile cooperation, sugarcoated hostility, or compliant defiance. Call it all of the above. Passive aggression does not alternate between passive behavior and aggressive behavior, but rather ...