One thing you can be sure of is if you work with people, you will encounter people problems. Things at work can be going great and then, someone gets upset. Possibly miscommunication has happened (as this is the most common issue). Maybe someone had a bad morning and brought it into the office with them. … Continue reading
This past weekend I had the privilege of speaking with medical professionals at a conference in Toronto, Canada. One of the topics we talked about was handling workplace conflict. We all know that when you are working with people you are bound to have conflict. It is just a fact of life. The point of … Continue reading
Are Sue and Annie at it again? You can always tell because the desk drawers close a little harder, the phone is hung up a more abruptly and there is that bad smell of tension in the air. What happened this time? You are wondering what you can do to help resolve it so that … Continue reading
Conflict in itself is neither good nor bad, it is just conflict. It is how people handle the conflict that will determine if it leads to a positive or negative outcome. Conflict is bound to happen at work. We have our own ideas and personalities that play into our everyday encounters with our co-workers, and … Continue reading
When you work with people, more likely than not, you will at some time have a problem or disagreement that needs to be addressed. If you are like most people you dread these types of interactions, as no one really likes conflict with a coworker. A long time ago, I received good advice when it comes … Continue reading
One of the most time consuming issues that a manager deals with is staff personality conflict. Of all the tough issues that are dealt with, this one has no simple solution because when personalities conflict, you cannot make those involved change their personalities. What needs to happen is try to find ways that they can … Continue reading
I have said it many times before today, when you are working with people you will always have people problems. There is just no getting around it. If it is not personalities that “rub” then it will be work styles, general attitude or beliefs. We are humans and we are different, this is a wonderful … Continue reading
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