Dealing with Tough Teammates

How to deal with aggressive teammates, as a Team leader my way of working is very normal and nice but I feel this niceness is costing me alot, my teammates when I don't question about their work they act normal but when I ask a about their work status they get triggered, for example one of my teammates was not logging in time while working from home and when there is no work he is going out of home without my permission when I have asked him about why he didn't inform he got angry and talked to me in very high tone, I felt my niceness is costing me alot, I feel I have to be very taught like other TLs, I felt very bad how he spoke to me, do others also face these kind of issue, please give me some suggestions.

vivaciousbhindi

A Team Lead

I’ve faced similar situations. Sometimes, direct feedback works better than trying to keep things friendly.

awesomesnail

works at

Flipkart

You can be polite but also firm in communicating expectations. It's all about establishing clear boundaries.

a team lead

Bro, Don’t let his tone affect you; it’s about getting the work done. Lead with confidence and clarity.

stylishjasmine

works at

TCS

As a team leader, it's important to set boundaries and be assertive when necessary, even if you're naturally nice.

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