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Handling Difficult Conversations

 
How do you respond to conflict? Do you head for the hills, go to war or give in? Uncover the secrets great leaders use to respond immediately, comfortably and with assurance to employee performance problems.

If you are a supervisors or manager, chances are good that you are putting off a difficult conversation with someone. People dress inappropriately and unprofessionally at work. Personal hygiene is sometimes unacceptable. A customer complains about poor service and you need to call them. Peers who miss deadlines they agreed to meet. Your manager just reprimanded you via email for a mistake that she/he caused! In addition, one of your direct reports is providing poor performance - they simply don't want to perform as desired. Have you encountered any of these incidents? These situations cry out for prompt and responsible performance feedback.

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As a supervisor or manager, you are judged on your ability to have open and honest dialogue. Most managers avoid confrontation in the hope that the problem will resolve itself - only to discover that avoiding it compounds the problem.

"Take-aways" that you practice and can apply on the job when you return:
• Utilize the "I Statement" technique to give constructive feedback.
• Deal with difficult employees.
• Promptly handle employee performance problems.
• Recognize the escalating symptoms of employee anger.
• Utilize strategies to address employee defensive methods.

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Benefits and Learning Outcomes

  • Know when you need to have a difficult conversation
  • Organize your thoughts and mentally prepare yourself
  • Pinpoint when and where to have the difficult conversation

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This program can be applied toward the:

 
  Sessions  
Tue., Oct. 22
8:30am-4:00pm
Location: UWM School of Continuing Education (Click link for directions)
Instructor: Victor Gray
Fee: $395
Discount Information
CEUs: 0.7
Program No. 5050-5848
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For more information, contact:
  Jan Allen, Director, Business & Management, allen3@uwm.edu, 414-227-3219, 888-947-9947
 
 


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