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CST3-Diff Int
Difficult Interaction and Difficult People
Question | Answer |
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Causes of Difficult Interactions | people have two different solutions and goals at stake concerning a particular issue; also work style, personality, communication style |
Investing in Improved Relationships | Ask if you are the problem, examine motives (venting or problem solving), determine importance of relationship, consider potential for improvement |
Assessing the Facts | Share your impressions, information, explore and clarify positions, acknowledge your contribution to the problem |
Identifying the Emotions | Suppressing emotions makes communication more difficult, rethink destructive emotions, express your emotions |
Common reactions - Defensiveness` | Avoiding conflict, striking back, burying emotions (analytical disengaged) |
Productive Approaches - Defensiveness | self awareness of self-image, adopt compromise attitude, accept imperfections |
Solving the Problems | have a focused conversation, frame the problem productively, keep sharing and listening, develop and implement a plan for change |
Facilitating Resolution | help individuals define the problem, ensure parties are listening, help identify areas of agreement, encourage brain storming, suggest creating a plan, schedule future meetings |
how to stop the whining (movie) | 1. distinguish from venting are you venting or asking for ideas 2. take a no whining aloud stance (undesirable behavior) you want ideas and solutions 3. Call em on it (id words and phrases that make them whiners) 4.don't ignore it; becomes contageous |