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Building Better Teams Through Executive Coaching
© 2003 From the dawn of publicly held corporations, CEOs and upper-management executives have been placed on a pedestal. Too high to touch, too strong to falter, too knowledgeable to need help. Unfortunately, this stereotype perpetuated for far too...
Empower Your People - Give Them Some Control
Empowerment and control, so important in the lives of our employees; our people. For with these two a whole new flowering of capability opens up for them. Ultimately you too, for that involvement and intimacy with your business, be it small or...
How to Give a Great Speech
As a former owner of a National Speakers Bureau, I have learned from several thousand professional speakers "How to Give a Great Speech." Here are some techniques that I share with my coaching clients who want to become paid professional...
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If you have been a personal trainer for any length of time - or any fitness professional, for that matter - then you know what it's like to spend a lot of time on the road. For trainers who work with their clients in homes or a geographic mix of...
The Seven Vital Steps You Must Know To Ensure Direct Mail Success
1. Your Most Valuable Asset
A mailing list of valued customers is the single most important asset you have. Loyal customers will spend an average of five times more in your business than new customers. Plus it costs ten times more to acquire...
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The Only Way to Get Even at Work
R.J. Rehwinkels said, "The only people you should try to get even with are those who have helped you."
Sir Winston Churchill and Lady Astor would have done well to heed his advice. Those prominent British politicians experienced one of the most bitter relationships in the history of Parliament. Their interactions were filled with conflict, sarcasm, and caustic remarks.
During one legislative session, Lady Astor became so upset with one of Churchill's decisions that she shouted,
"Sir Winston, if you were my husband, I'd poison your tea."
Churchill retorted, "Madam, if you were my wife, I'd drink it."
In many workplaces, colleagues and coworkers emulate Churchill and Astor's stormy relationship by consistently putting each other down instead of building each other up. It's all too common in today's "dog eat dog" job market for positive, uplifting, and encouraging words to be replaced by negative, piercing, and destructive ones.
So, how do you deal with critical co-workers, backstabbing colleagues, and other difficult people in your work
environment? Try applying the following
five guidelines for positive working relationships and eventually you'll enjoy a more upbeat, enjoyable workplace.
1. Accept and see others for who they are. Look for their positive strengths and talents rather than their
negative imperfections and shortcomings.
2. Be fully present for others by listening without judging.
3. Treat your coworkers as equals.
4. Try viewing things from the other person's perspective, instead of yours to better understand who they are, what
they think and feel, and why they behave as they do.
5. When all else fails, remember a person who reached out to you. If you must get even with someone, get even with the helpful people in your past by following their example.
Copyright 2004-2005, Joel Garfinkle, All Rights Reserved.
About the Author
Joel Garfinkle helps individuals transition into their dream jobs and leads managers and executives to higher levels of professional and personal achievement. Visit Joel on the web at Dream Job Coaching (www.dreamjobcoaching.com) and Garfinkle Executive Coaching (www.garfinkleexecutivecoaching.com).
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