Articles Tagged - DifficultPersonalities

December 15, 2014

Tying Bonus Potential to Personality

4 Steps to Implement & Manage Positive Change in Your Team

There is nothing worse than an employee that drags down a team, but it happens all the time. Actually, there is something worse…a manager that does nothing about it. This is a common problem in the workplace, it affects morale, and although it may not be obvious in short-term results, long-term negative impact is real.   So what can you do about it? Well, you don’t want to “pick” on your employee, especially if they are a top performer; you want them to continue performing...Continue reading

By Lisa WoodsPosted in Leadership & Teambuilding on December 15, 2014

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September 8, 2014

Presentation Skills: How to Handle an Ambush

Nine tips to successfully evade the presentation highwaymen.

“Stand and deliver!”   For years it was the cry of the English Highwayman - a dashing masked figure atop a jet-black horse, hero to the masses while profoundest enemy of the rich upon whom he prayed. A sort of Anglo-Saxon Zorro, just without the chubby little sidekick.   Such was the myth. The reality however was very different. This was no popular hero launching his ambush from the roadside shrubbery. This was a thug plain and simple. A robber who was there for just one thing -...Continue reading

By Peter PaskalePosted in Communication Skills on September 8, 2014

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April 4, 2014

Managing Workplace Personalities: The Politician Without A Plan

How to work with and manage difficult people.

We don’t always get to choose the people we work with, nor whom we work for, but if you want to succeed, your relationships with everyone in your work environment must be cultivated, especially as a Manager. Managers need to maximize the potential of their team. If you leave people out because of personality clashes, everyone suffers, especially your results. One of the most annoying and common personalities to prepare for is the politician without a plan. Below are some tactics you can use to...Continue reading

By Lisa WoodsPosted in Management on April 4, 2014

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February 24, 2014

Dealing with People Not Like Us-It’s Difficult!

3 things to do differently to make progress with “difficult” people.

It seems to happen in a lot of workplaces. Someone is difficult. It can be a client, peer or (gulp) your boss.  Or it could be that incommunicative guy in the mailroom, the gossipy sales person, the surly receptionist or the aggressive fill-in-the-blank that puts a crimp in your day.   Might be that new Gen Y that asks too many questions, texts too much and talks too little. ENTITLEMENT! Could be the very direct Gen X who leaves the desk at 5 PM with work still to be done. UNCOMMITTED! ...Continue reading

By Sherri PetroPosted in Communication Skills on February 24, 2014

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