how to deal with difficult coworkers by geoffrey byruch
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AT SOME STAGE OF YOUR CAREER, YOU WILL MORE THAN L IKELY RUN INTO A CO-WORKER OR MANAGER THAT YOU
WILL NOT EXACTLY SEE EYE -TO -EYE WITH.
AS FRUSTRATING AS IT MAY BE , IT IS ABSOLUTELY V ITAL THAT YOU KEEP CALM AND RELAX ABOUT THE OVERALL S ITUATION.
NOTHING MORE CAN BE DONE TO EXACERBATE A TENSE RELATIONSHIP, BUT THERE ARE A FEW TECHNIQUES YOU CAN UTIL IZE TO HELP ALLEVIATE OR D IFFUSE D IFF ICULT C IRCUMSTANCES IN THE MOST AMICABLE WAY POSSIBLE .
TO START, MANY TENSE S ITUATIONS ARISE BECAUSE THERE IS A MISCOMMUNICATION
BETWEEN YOU AND THE OTHER PERSON.
I HAVE SEEN THESE COUNTLESS T IMES WHERE A COWORKER AND I COULD NOT AGREE UPON VARIOUS
DECIS IONS FOR A SPECIF IC PROJECT.
WHILE PERSONALITY DOES PLAY A LARGE ROLE WITHIN THESE PARTICULAR S ITUATIONS, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU OVERCOME YOUR PRIDE AND EGO AND UNDERSTAND THEIR PERSPECTIVE AND
MINDSET ON THE MATTER.
THIS TYPE OF OPENED D ISCUSSION CAN HELP CLARIFY WHAT YOU AND YOUR COWORKERS CAN DO ON A DAY-TO -DAY
BASIS .
LAST BUT NOT LEAST, BE SURE TO TAKE RESPONSIB IL ITY FOR ANY TYPE OF MISCOMMUNICATION THAT WAS YOUR
OWN FAULT.
I F YOU F IND THAT THE ANIMOSITY IS NOT BASED ON MISCOMMUNICATION, BUT PERSONALITY, THEN IT MAY BE YOUR BEST BET TO TRY AND
AVOID THAT PERSON WITHIN YOUR DAY-TO-DAY.
NOW I KNOW WHAT MANY OF YOU ARE THINKING: ‘WE WORK ON A TEAM’ OR ‘ I HAVE TO WORK WITH THIS PERSON D IRECTLY. ’
AS D IFF ICULT AS IT MAY SEEM, THERE IS ALWAYS WAYS IN WHICH YOU CAN EASILY AVOID THE S ITUATION SUCH AS
PLANNING YOUR DAY AROUND THEM.
I F YOU F IND THIS TO BE TOO TAXING , YOU COULD POSSIBLE BRING YOUR PROBLEM UP TO A MANAGER OR SOMEONE IN HUMAN
RESOURCES TO HELP F IND YOU THAT MUCH NEEDED SUPPORT.
UNLESS YOU ARE COMPLETELY A WARE OF WHAT YOU SAY AND HOW YOU ACT EVERYDAY, YOU ARE MORE THAN L IKELY
OVERLOOK YOUR OWN PROFESSIONAL BEHAVIOR.
EVEN IF YOUR ASSOCIATE ISN ’T IN THE SAME F IELD OR JOB DESCRIPTION AS YOU, HAVING THAT LEVEL OF CONSCIOUSNESS
CAN EARN YOU MORE ADMIRATION THAN STRESS .
TO LEARN MORE, PLEASE V IS IT THE FOLLOWING S ITES
G E O F F R E Y B Y R U C H E N T R E P R E N E U R S H I P
G E O F F R E Y B Y R U C H C A R E E R
G E O F F R E Y B Y R U C H A B O U T. M E
G E O F F R E Y B Y R U C H P E R S O N A L