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For the second time in my life Ive encountered at interesting personality type:

African American Male, early 50s, came from a humble past but has risen above that and climbed the corporate ladder. Being in a high position they naturally get the respect and admiration of the office.

Now, I come in and am a good listener have good ideas and work ethic and dont cause a lot of waves or any for that matter. People begin to talk positively about me, and generally like me.

I have no issue with the guy I mentioned but he soon begins to show signs of dislike towards me. He is the only one I cannot win over. And whats worse, it seems like he is actively working to undermine me and make me out to look bad in front of others.

I failed at handling this situation once before by clashing with the person, pointing out their stupidity, and eventually just giving up and moving on as the juice was not worth the squeeze. These types really do care about the business just like I do but where we differ is that they prioritize being the most loved and respected above the business itself. So yeah, Ive failed at handling this before and itd be sad if I repeated the same mistake again that would show no growth on my part. But I am also kinda stumped. So help me out, PotD?