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Advice column: My male subordinate doesn’t respect me

This week, psychotherapist

When we are on an equal footing with colleagues, it is easier to excuse, or ignore, behaviours that we wouldn’t when in a leadership position

Dear Expert,

I am a woman in my early 40s, recently promoted to a senior position within my company. The company is a multinational, based in Dublin. I am having a problem with a male colleague who is now working under me. He has taken the fact that I have been promoted above him very badly. He is a larger-than-life character with lots of personality. He talks over me at meetings. He doesn't do what ...