“Being passive-aggressive often entails a desire to avoid face-to-face conflict, not being truly honest about what [someone ...

Dealing with passive-aggressive behavior in the workplace can be tricky, especially when it shows up in subtle ways like eye-rolling, sarcasm, or quiet disengagement. Many of us have encountered ...

Passive-aggressive behaviour can have grave consequences to relationships at the workplace. It is characterised by expression of negative feelings, resentment and aggression in an unassertive way ...

Somehow, collectively, we've all learned to speak a special kind of business lingo at work. But what do those passive-aggressive messages really mean? You're almost guaranteed to hear these common ...

Do you hate when a coworker writes "per my last email" in a message? If so, you're not alone: People rate that as the most passive-aggressive phrase in workplace emails. An infographic (below) ...

Are you sick of seeing "just a friendly reminder" in work emails? If so, you're not alone. According to an analysis conducted by Mailsuite, it's one of the most common passive-aggressive phrases in ...

If that snippy coworker is being passive-aggressive in an email (again!), resist the urge to send an equally snarly response. "The goal of the passive-aggressive person is to get someone else to ...

Passive-aggressive behaviors are often difficult to identify and can sabotage relationships at home and at work. Instead of getting visibly angry, some people express their hostility in passive ...

An effective culture must be intentional, structured and results-driven, while also being humanistic, collaborative and ...

A viral infographic encouraged people to swap out “passive aggressive” terms from their work emails for more polite phrasing. But should we really be encouraging women to soften their communic ...