Course Description
If youve ever struggled to find common ground with another person in the workplace ... youre gonna love this webinar!
You see the situation one way. He sees it another. And youre both absolutely convinced that youre right and the other person is dead wrong. How familiar is that scenario in the workplace? Pretty common, right?
Sometimes reaching a decision with someone with whom you flat-out disagree seems like an unobtainable goal. But, like it or not, a key predictor of your professional success is how well you handle sticky situations and move beyond seemingly impossible impasses.
In todays collaborative work environments you have to find a way to work through disagreements with others!
When you attend this powerful webinar, well help you see the situation and the person you disagree with in a whole new light. Youll learn how to work through the many reasons why you disagree so strongly in the first place, such as:
- You dont really understand what theyre saying and why theyre saying it
- They dont understand what youre saying and why youre saying it
- You already have a rocky working relationship with the person who clouds your perspective (or vice versa)
- This training will help you sort through all the truths and not-so-truths that get in the way of reaching agreement.
Work through the tricky and sometimes sticky conversations with coworkers when you disagree.
When youre at odds with a coworker, it can be a stressful and unpleasant situation. But for the good of the organization, there are times when youre called up to work cooperatively and collaboratively with people with whom you flat-out disagree. You must work together to make decisions and solve problems this training will help you find a way to make sure that happens.
You cant afford to miss How to Reach Agreement When You Really Dont Agree With Someone. Dont wait, your career will thank you.
A Glimpse of What You'll Learn
- The importance of strong work relationships especially when disagreements surface
- Listening techniques that help you understand the other person and make that person feel heard
- Finding a common ground to build on
- Dissecting the issue or decision at hand: Whats important? Whats not?
- Walking a mile in their shoes: understanding the motivations and objectives of others
- What do you do when your goals and objectives are at odds?
- When you can agree to disagree and when you cant
- Critical steps that help you move beyond disagreement to agreement
- Talking it out: strategies for rational discussions with coworkers when emotions enter the picture
Q&A Session
Upon enrolling in the webinar, you will have the opportunity
to submit your questions via e-mail. Time permitting, your trainer will
address questions from webinar participants. Many questions will be
addressed in the webinar itself. Others will be addressed in the supporting
materials that will be available exclusively to webinar participants.
Comments
Cancelation Policy: If you cannot attend an event, you may send someone else in your place. If that isn’t an option for you, cancellations received up to five working days before the event are refundable, minus a registration service charge ($10 for one-day events; $25 for multiple-day events). After that, cancellations are subject to the entire seminar fee, which you may apply toward a future seminar. Please note that if you don’t cancel and don’t attend, you are still responsible for payment.