# Episode 255: 255. Why some people are difficult at work, with Aoife O'Brien

- **Date:** 2025-12-04
- **Guests:** Aoife O'Brien
- **Duration:** 2990s
- **Listen:** https://truthliesandwork.com/255

## Segments (16)

- [Why some people are difficult at work](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/255-why-some-people-are-difficult-at-work.md) — interview, start 0s · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/255?t=0)
- [Meet Aoife O'Brien](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/255-meet-aoife-o-brien.md) — interview, start 103s · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/255?t=103)
- [Why difficult people aren't born—they're created](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/255-why-difficult-people-aren-t-bornthey-re-created.md) — interview, start 225s · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/255?t=225)
- [Diagnosing Geoff: the three universal needs](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/255-diagnosing-geoff-the-three-universal-needs.md) — interview, start 347s · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/255?t=347)
- [Where unmet needs come from (hint: childhood)](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/255-where-unmet-needs-come-from-hint-childhood.md) — interview, start 527s · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/255?t=527)
- [Using the framework to identify what's driving behaviour](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/255-using-the-framework-to-identify-what-s-driving-behaviour.md) — interview, start 732s · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/255?t=732)
- [Micromanagement as a signal, not a personality flaw](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/255-micromanagement-as-a-signal-not-a-personality-flaw.md) — interview, start 1024s · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/255?t=1024)
- [What younger Aoife would tell herself about being micromanaged](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/255-what-younger-aoife-would-tell-herself-about-being-micromanaged.md) — interview, start 1313s · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/255?t=1313)
- [How to build a thriving team as a new manager](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/255-how-to-build-a-thriving-team-as-a-new-manager.md) — interview, start 1635s · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/255?t=1635)
- [Silicon Valley's Guilfoyle: when difficult is high performance](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/255-silicon-valley-s-guilfoyle-when-difficult-is-high-performance.md) — interview, start 1854s · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/255?t=1854)
- [How to tell if you're the difficult one in the room](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/255-how-to-tell-if-you-re-the-difficult-one-in-the-room.md) — interview, start 2045s · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/255?t=2045)
- [Where the manager's responsibility ends](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/255-where-the-manager-s-responsibility-ends.md) — interview, start 2278s · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/255?t=2278)
- [Aoife's favourite chapter to write](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/255-aoife-s-favourite-chapter-to-write.md) — interview, start 2398s · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/255?t=2398)
- [Are there people who just enjoy being difficult?](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/255-are-there-people-who-just-enjoy-being-difficult.md) — interview, start 2677s · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/255?t=2677)
- [The one thing Aoife wants you to take from her book](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/255-the-one-thing-aoife-wants-you-to-take-from-her-book.md) — interview, start 2826s · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/255?t=2826)
- [Top 3 takeaways for leaders](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/255-top-3-takeaways-for-leaders.md) — interview, start 2915s · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/255?t=2915)