How To Keep Your Disagreements From Becoming Arguments
The workplace is typically a veritable hodge-podge of different personality and styles. This tends to lead to passionate discussions about issues that arise in your business. Being able to manage disagreements is an important skill to keep discussions productive. Ed Muzio, CEO of Group Harmonics, talks about this very subject on BNET.com. The first step to managing a disagreement is to define what you actually must agree on. From there Ed gives 5 Building Blocks of Reality to help you manage the conversation. 1. Information- This is where you lay out facts. What are the objective aspects of the issue. 2. Situation- This is the context with which the information
Maybe You Should Quit Your Job Pt 2
Every once in a while I read something that reaffirms the reason for writing this blog. This morning was no exception. I enjoy the content at bnet.com including advice for improving the workplace but today I read an article that reaffirms whats wrong with being an employee in the article “7 Signs You’re Creating Your Own Workplace Stress“. The premise of the article is that employees create much of the stress that they encounter in their work day. The 7 signs or issues that employees face are: Not making enough money? Underappreciated, nobody loves you? Your group gets no respect. You have a psycho boss? Too much work, too little
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