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Title: Improve Your Workplace People Skills


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IMPROVE YOUR WORKPLACE PEOPLE SKILLS
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  • People skills in the workplace are an important
    ability that many do not have, unfortunately.

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  • Workers are often thrown together with others who
    have alternative personalities, world views,
    intelligence levels, refinement levels and the
    like.

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  • They are thrown together in a small building,
    oftentimes in one room, where they will spend an
    average of eight hours a day together.

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  • Many interesting and detrimental things can
    happen when someone lacks workplace people skills.

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  • Just a few of the mishaps that can occur are
  • Verbal Arguments
  • Physical Altercations
  • Lingering Animosity
  • Code of Conduct Violations

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  • Trust Breaches
  • Customer Loss
  • Gossiping
  • Reputation Tarnishing
  • Job Loss

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  • Lack of workplace people skills can hurt the
    workers, the management staff and the business.

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  • However, workers and businesses can do the
    following to help ensure that they improve
    workplace people skills

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TAKE A COURSE
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  • One thing that an employer can offer is a special
    course before new employees start. People can try
    to find courses on their own before they start a
    new job, as well.

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  • Many companies and websites offer people skills
    seminars, classes and courses.

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  • Employees do not have to be in the dark when it
    comes to getting along with others.
  • People skills are available through live
    seminars, electronic seminars, e-books, DVDs and
    CDs, regular books and telephone sessions.

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  • Sometimes employees just need to be exposed to
    different options and find a style that works
    best for them.

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SPEAK WITH A COACH
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  • A coach, sometimes referred to as a mentor, can
    help an employee to develop the skills necessary
    for that person to get along with other
    employees, management staff and customers.

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  • The coach will most likely help the person
    remember to think before speaking and to breathe
    when he or she feels like the chance of an
    altercation may be getting close.

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ASSESSMENTS
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  • Employers can ensure that the those they hire are
    up to par by having them take skill assessments
    that will speak volumes about their varying
    personality traits.

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  • Assessments ask prospective employees questions
    that can help employers to determine how they
    will handle certain situations beforehand.

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  • An employer can use such assessments after he or
    she has hired an employee, as well.

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  • The assessments can serve to show how the
    employee has progressed over the years, as well
    as areas that still need to be addressed.

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DRAW THE LINE
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  • Finally, an employee has to learn how to draw
    the line when trying to get along with other
    employees.

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  • Drawing the line can be difficult, but sometimes
    the employee will have to take that step in order
    to maintain his or her sanity, for peace in the
    office, and when dealing with an unhappy
    customer.

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  • Personalities clash at work at times because
    employees have different backgrounds and thus
    handle themselves differently in certain
    situations.

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  • For example, being prompt may be important to one
    employee while another employee is fine with
    always being a few minutes late.

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  • While being late may very well be against the
    workplace rules, the problem does not belong to
    the prompt employee.

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  • The responsibility of resolving the problem
    belongs with the manager.

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  • People skills development is possible if the
    person follows the previously mentioned tips.
  • Employers can help to shape employee
    personalities by doing their part, as well.

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Are you an experienced financial advisor looking
to make a change or buy a book of business?
Contact the experienced financial advisor
recruiters of Willis Consulting Inc.
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They have many top industry contacts and can help
you land the position you want. See open
positions at   http//www.willis-consulting.com/fi
nancial-advisor-jobs/
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Los Angeles Office Corporate Headquarters 719
Yarmouth Road, Suite 203 Palos Verdes Estates, CA
90274 310-373-7400 PST
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Scottsdale Office 8970 E Raintree Drive Suite
300 Scottsdale AZ 85260
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New York Office 244 5th Avenue, Suite 1855 New
York NY 10001 212-726-2041 PST
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