How to handle this delicate situation?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Care about pleasing your client, not your ego.

He landed the business and she likes him. Keep her happy.

Is your presence necessary at the meetings? Could he just give you updates on how it is going.

Don’t take this personally , she is not your friend.

She is not the client - she runs the account. And we both won the business.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Care about pleasing your client, not your ego.

He landed the business and she likes him. Keep her happy.

Is your presence necessary at the meetings? Could he just give you updates on how it is going.

Don’t take this personally , she is not your friend.

She is not the client - she runs the account. And we both won the business.

DP, but I thought the woman you were describing was employed by the client. Is she a colleague? If she's a colleague then I don't think you have to be delicate - you should straight up tell her that her behavior is an issue. I stand by my script:

"Sally, Bob's opinion is valuable, but we are co-leads on this project and I have several more years of experience than him so it's not necessary to verify his approval before making a decision. If I'm presenting to you then it means Bob is also on board."