I'm always head-to-head with my CD, and sometimes I think it's the only reason I want to quit this agency. It's almost as if he has to have a conflicting opinion just because it's mine. When others chime in, he's more receptive to it and always compliments the idea. Is this some kind of weird insecurity playing out? I don't know how best to approach this and talk about it to him.

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Regardless of the reason, this will hinder your growth significantly. You should consider changing teams

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This does sound frustrating, and it’s understandable you’re questioning whether it’s about your ideas or about him. I'd think a calm, low stakes 1:1 where you share how you’re feeling and ask for specific feedback on your work (vs. your personality) could help you see whether this is salvageable or a sign to move on.

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In a rom com, both of you will eventually be inseparable.

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Creative chemistry is so important. I'm sure neither one of you is necessarily 'wrong' but you clearly aren't on the same wavelength. One way or another it can't continue. You either need to try to understand each other better (in the old days that would mean going out and getting sh*t-faced together after work) or you move on. Your progress depends on it.

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Calm 1:1 where you directly address the tension. This could be bonding, and lead to stronger team dynamics, or revealing and you know you should do your best to leave, move on, transfer teams. It also might resolve well, but then there’s no actual change… And then you’ll also know it’s time to go.

Have you tried collaborating ie ask if he wants to brainstorm together early in the process? I worked for a while with a CD I often competed against who took every opportunity to politic their own ideas to the top - finally ended up on account they were running, thought it would be different but realized this person is so precious about their own ideas, they’ll never stop trying to kill my work (even tho they’d still get credit for it as the CD…). I don’t think it was intentional it was someone who thought they were a good and nice CD blinded by their own ego. The only things that stopped the sandbagging were if we literally cowrote a script or I focused on things the CD didn’t care / know much about like digital and social

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