Featured Article: How to Deal with Nightmare Colleagues and Office Politics

Dr Mary-Clare Race was recently featured in The Sun’s Fabulous magazine supplement, offering expert insight on one of the workplace’s trickiest challenges: navigating difficult colleagues and office politics.

The article, “How to deal with nightmare colleagues and side-step the office politics to get ahead,” leads with a quote from Dr Race, underlining her expertise as a workplace psychologist and leadership authority.

In the piece, she shares practical advice on:

• Recognising toxic dynamics early and knowing when to step back.

• Building resilience when faced with difficult personalities.

• Focusing on influence, not conflict, to maintain progress in complex team environments.

• Developing self-awareness and empathy as antidotes to political workplace behaviour.

Her perspective reinforces a vital message: thriving at work isn’t about avoiding challenges, but about learning how to navigate them with confidence and clarity.

📖 Read the full article here: How to deal with nightmare colleagues and side-step the office politics to get ahead | The Sun

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Dr Race regularly explores the psychology of workplace culture and leadership. If you found this feature valuable, you may also enjoy:

• 🎧 The Psychology Behind Toxic Workplaces – And How to Fix Them — Dr Race on The HR L&D Podcast, unpacking the “Toxic Triangle” and strategies for healthier workplaces.

• 📝 Where Connection Begins: What Parenting Teaches Us About Professional Growth — her original Talking Talent article on the lessons parenting brings to leadership and connection at work.

By interlinking these perspectives, we highlight Dr Race’s unique approach to leadership: practical, human-centred, and rooted in psychology.