Do you know how to work with difficult people? How many of these personalities do
you recognize?
The Know-It-Alls
They're arrogant and usually have an opinion on every issue. When they're wrong,
they get defensive.
The Passives
These people never offer ideas or let you know where they stand.
The Dictators
They bully and intimidate. They're constantly demanding and brutally critical.
The Gripers
Is anything ever right with them? They prefer complaining to finding solutions.
The "Yes" People
They agree to any commitment, yet rarely deliver. You can't trust them to follow
through.
The "No" People
They are quick to point out why something won't work. Worse, they're inflexible.
Of course you recognize them. They're the people you work with, sell to, depend
on, live with. Learn to deal with them quickly and confidently at Dealing with Difficult
People.
Concrete techniques for dealing with difficult people in the workplace and at home
Never again fall victim to those who love to make life miserable for the rest of
us. This training gives you concrete techniques for dealing with difficult people
in the workplace and at home. It provides specific strategies for getting adversaries
to cooperate … bullies to back off … wallflowers to open up …
chronic complainers to quiet down. Knowing how to deal with difficult people at
work will allow you to approach your job with more enjoyment and your coworkers
with greater confidence. Cooperation, collaboration, and compromise will improve
— and that makes for a more productive and efficient workplace for everyone.
How this program is structured …
It's structured for maximum learning. You'll experience a carefully designed combination
of:
Informative presentation
Your trainer is skilled at sharing information in a way that's engaging. Just sit
back and take it all in.
Practice exercises
You'll do some of these alone, and others with groups or a partner. Don't worry
— no one will be singled out or embarrassed.
Group discussion
Get your questions answered. Share your point of view. These are some of the most
stimulating segments of the program.
"… lots of practical info! I'm excited about developing my plan of action,
and will look at my coworkers in a different, more open-minded and caring way."
Learn how they think, what they fear, why they do what they do. Understanding these
things makes dealing with difficult people less frustrating.
"Mapping" difficult people to gain insight into what makes them tick
The most common mistake well-intentioned people make that actually worsens conflicts
What a team can do with a person who isn't a team player
The single best response to sarcasm
3 ways to get people to keep their word
How to deal with a person who practices one-upmanship
When to go to a third party for help in dealing with a problem person
Know how to communicate with difficult people
At this seminar, you'll concentrate on here's-how-you-do-it techniques. You'll leave
knowing how to use these techniques in specific situations when dealing with difficult
people in the workplace.
What to do when someone — even a boss — starts yelling
What to do when someone takes credit for your idea
How to determine if a difficult relationship is worth salvaging, and what to do
if it isn't
The best way to get someone to stop holding a grudge
Handling the person who says one thing to you but the opposite to someone else
When and how to go over someone's head to a superior
Dealing with touchy people who take things personally
How to get your boss to quit procrastinating and make a decision
Look at the difficult people in your life. Chances are, at least one person manages
to get along with them. You can, too. Learn how to derail problem people and teach
them to treat you with respect.
How to cope with excuse-makers and blamers
What to do immediately when someone threatens you
3 tactics that prevent you from being manipulated by others
Hot buttons: how to keep people from pushing yours
"The boss's favorite": how to cope with the person who's perfect in the
boss's eyes — but doesn't really do a fair share of the work
Bring out the best in even the most difficult people
Let's face it, nobody's difficult all the time (and everybody is some of the time).
Your new skills will help you reinforce positive behavior in even the most difficult
people — at work and at home.
How to handle a coworker who is too competitive
How to handle someone who wants to get "too personal"
What to do when people make promises you suspect they won't keep
How to give an aggressive person an alternative to direct conflict
The special body positions to use in dealing with specific kinds of difficult people
(your body language can be even more powerful than what you say)
Special for managers: how to deal with employees who don't keep commitments …
have a negative attitude … or are closed-minded
Fred
Pryor Seminars and CareerTrack are registered with the National Association of State
Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education
on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final
authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding
registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through
its website: www.learningmarket.org.
This course qualifies for 6 Basic Communication CPE credits. Already attended this
course? You can obtain a certificate documenting your CPE credits by visiting our
certificate page. Certificates
will be available 10 days after your event has ended. You can find more information
on CPE credits, including a complete list of eligible courses, in our
FAQs.
To find out more about Dealing with Difficult People, contact our customer
service department at customerservice@pryor.com
or by phone at (800) 780-8476.
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Seminars
Fred
Pryor Seminars and CareerTrack are registered with the National Association of State
Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education
on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final
authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding
registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through
its website: 
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