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How to handle someone who’s always right #shorts

Name: How to handle someone who’s always right #shorts
Uploaded: 2023-09-11T19:51:57+00:00
Duration: 49 s
Channel: Shanli Liu, CPA, CTP
Description: In this short video, Shanli Liu, CPA, CTP, offers a three‑step approach for dealing with people who feel they must always be right. First, she explains…

11 Sept 2023 · 1 min

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In this short video, Shanli Liu, CPA, CTP, offers a three‑step approach for dealing with people who feel they must always be right. First, she explains that such individuals tie their identity to being correct, so confronting them feels like hitting a brick wall. Second, she advises diffusing the tension by using conciliatory phrases such as “maybe you’re right,” which reduces the urge to prove them wrong. Third, she recommends scheduling a separate, non‑threatening conversation where both parties can discuss ideas without challenging the person’s identity, creating a safe space for genuine dialogue. The overall message is to manage, not change, the person’s need to be right by adjusting communication tactics.

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How to handle someone who's always right. Number 1, if it feels like you're talking to a brick wall, it's because you are. People who always have to be right have tied their identity to the idea of being right, which means while you're just questioning, hey, what's the right solution here? They hear you question their identity, and that's a wall that we can't change, but we can manage it. Number 2, know that the harder we work to prove that they're wrong, the more convinced they are that they're right. So what you're going to do is diffuse that by just saying something as simple as, well, maybe you're right. Or maybe so. That diffuses the whole situation. Remember, it's a wall. There's no sense of bumping your head on it. Number 3, then there's a second conversation, one you've both made time for, that you can sit down and say, hey, remember X, Y, and Z? It's helpful for me to know that you're at least considering my thoughts, even if you don't agree with me. Now you've made a safe space to have a discussion that's not threatening their identity. That's how you talk to somebody who thinks they're always right. Did you try that? Follow me.