How to tell someone their behaviour is unacceptable: the FEWER script
Being Diplomatically Assertive is the key Sometimes we need to tell someone their behaviour wasn’t acceptable – what they did was against the rules,...
Put-Downs: How to respond to them
Put-downs can hurt "If your brains were dynamite, there wouldn't be enough to blow your hat off." (1) How’s that for a put-down? Not bad....
The customer is always right. No they’re not.
Some customers are a little annoying The simple reality is some customers are a little annoying and frustrating. Some can't make up their mind,...
How to Master Tough Conversations. The Golden Rule: Only Use Facts. (It’s harder than you think.)
First, the video (It has captions so you can watch it without disturbing others.) Second, the transcript. What's the one thing? Hi, I'm Mark McPherson. After...
The Complainer: one of the 52 types of difficult people.
#41: The Complainer We've all complained about something, right? Have you ever said to someone you’re unhappy about something? And gone on to say you...
The Dismissive: one of the 52 types of difficult people.
#38: The Dismissive type. Dismissive people are real downers. The Dismissive type of poorly behaved and difficult person let's you know they're not interested...
Self-Appointed Boss: one of the 52 types of difficult people.
This is the 47th blog in which I give a brief overview of one of the 52 types of people I've documented who...
Violent: one of the 52 types of difficult people.
#52: The Violent type. He caught everyone by surprise He marched in, fired off a volley of abuse and pushed over the water cooler. He...
Five ways to give people some acknowledgement and recognition
Giving acknowledgement is more than just a nice thing to do. Giving people some acknowledgement - for their efforts, deeds and achievements, for their...
The Yes-Addict: one of the 52 types of difficult people.
#30: The Yes-Addict. When things are bad, we need to know. If a project isn’t on track, if we’ve overlooked some glaring problems with...