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Conflict At Work – Costs, Origins and What To Do About It

Dealing With Conflict in the Workplace By Lee Perlitz Introduction Conflict is a major concern in both your personal and working life. If not dealt with quickly, tactfully and efficiently conflict could lead to serious confrontation and/or a complete breakdown…

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Bullying & Manipulation At Work – Management’s Responsibility

Bullying In The Workplace Learn About Bullying At Work Summary: Bullying at work is becoming a more recognized problem, and some jurisdictions, (e.g. Quebec, Canada) have introduced anti-bullying legislation. Read more about workplace bullying and the role of managers in…

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Dealing With Human Speed Bumps! 

Managers – Learn to deal with the naysayers and human speed bumps Naysayers & Cynical Employees Can Drive You Nuts. Here’s a solution. Management Challenges Mary Duncan, Director of the Income Security branch, left the staff meeting with her stomach…

Empowerment Difficulties – Employees That Don’t Wanna

Employee Empowerment Can Meet Up With Resistance and Conflict Empowering Employees Can Yield Unexpected Conflict and Resistance! Thorny Problems Empowerment Difficulties Question:  Over the last few month I have been trying to encourage my staff to take on more responsibility,…

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Improving Communication — Tips For Managers – Free Article

Managers Must Communicate More Effectively To Be Good Managers Hints and tips to help managers improve their communication skills Research indicates that managers spend somewhere between 50% – 80% of their total time communicating in one way or the other. …

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Turning Around Negative Attitudes

Learn to deal with negative people at work Attacking negativity in the workplace: Organization Improvement Turning Around Negative Attitudes At one time or another, organizations develop an over-abundance of  “negative energy” or attitudes.  Sometimes they can be linked to  organizational trauma,…