Too smart to collaborate? How to deal with overconfidence in teams
Session type:
Talk
Presented by:
Bernadeta Nikrevičė
Quadigi UAB
Session time:
30 Sep 15:30 — 16:15
Session duration:
45 minutes
About the session
Theme: People | Collaboration
What if I told you there are ways to navigate the frustration caused by someone who always thinks they know better?
We’ve all been in that room with the "know-it-all" whose dominance quietly kills collaboration. How do you handle it without starting a war?
In this session: No theory from books. No fluff. Just 5 real-world scenarios - from the "Professional Yapper" to the "Frustrated Team Member" and a clear Avoid vs. Try roadmap for each.
Bernadeta will share her own failures and the field-tested tactics you can use the very next day. Just real tactics that work in real teams.
Participant takeaways:
- Recognise 5 specific patterns of overconfidence and their impact on the team.
- Learn from "backfire" moments: Why emotional fighting or "just being nice" fails.
- Walk away with a facilitator’s playbook featuring a mix of original tools - like Airtime Tokens (visual participation balance), Product Anchor (data-based decisions), alongside proven favorites like “35” (by Thiagi), and much more. Everything is ready for you to use the very next day.