WORKING THROUGH DIFFICULT INTERACTIONS
1 day
Managing yourself while leading people and teams
We all want a workplace free of difficult people and conversations, but we know conflict is inevitable. However, there is healthy and unhealthy conflict. Patrick Lencioni author of, “The Five Behaviors of a Cohesive Team”, asserts that one of the five behaviours is ‘engaging in healthy conflict’. If your goal is to create and sustain a culture of trust, respect and resiliency, then it’s a matter of learning and applying the soft skills to assist you and your team to have those conversations.
Managers are keenly aware that they are always balancing two critical areas of leadership in directing others….tasks and relationships. Both are vital in growing strong teams. If you are a leader, having difficult conversations can be daunting and stressful. Ignoring disruptive behaviours or attitudes does little to resolve the issue. It is naturally uncomfortable, but productive conflict focused on concepts and ideas is essential for any great team to grow. As a leader, you will develop some skills and learn some critical steps in preparing you for the most difficult interactions. These skills can be used to manage people in three ways. Managing down (those who report to you), managing peer to peer relationships and managing up (those to whom you report)
Participants begin the training with an extensive online self-assessment. The “Negotiating Style Profile” helps one understand which one of five conflict strategies is preferred and how to work with others with a different style. Then, participants develop new approaches and solutions, tackle recurrent conflict issues, inspire interest and creativity and introduce conflict management skills to teams.
Learning Outcomes
Pinpoint one's preferred strategy for managing conflict
Discover the five different ways people respond to conflict
Understand how and when to utilize the integrating strategy
Develop the skill of listening to learn, not just win or fix
Learn to intentionally manage your emotions & thinking
How to effectively challenge and support people
Learn to engage in learning conversations by asking powerful questions
Create a development plan to put the learning into action with accountability
Reduce your stress!
$595 Plus Tax
Who Should Attend?
Most appropriate for people in the midst of workplace conflict, but all individuals, from front-line employees to team members, managers, directors or owners.
What are people saying about this course? / Rated an overall approval of 96.6%
Helps to reduce stress and helps you prepare how to deal with conflict or disagreement.
The way you had us write out an initial statement of how we were going to approach a difficult conversation and then revisiting it at the end of the day to re-write it was an eye-opener for me.
Learning a language that is effective & practical, yet so simple! Learning how to take control of the mess of wording in my head.
I had expectations of the course content and was surprised by how enlightening and practical it was.