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Getting On With Everyone at Christmas
Who will you be sharing Christmas with this year? What impact will personality differences have on your ability to get on with everyone? I find the Interaction Styles framework incredibly helpful for predicting what people’s expectations might be, and for pre-empting any potential difficulties. Here’s how I’m using for getting on with everyone this Christmas.
Culture, Leaders, and Good Employment
Here’s a question for you: how would you describe the culture of the best place you have ever worked in three words? And: how would you describe the culture of the worst place you have ever worked in three words?
Interaction Styles FAQs
What are Interaction Styles? How does it relate to other Jungian-based tools? What are the pros and cons? Just a few of the questions I answer in these FAQs.
Why Relationship Intelligence Matters for Startups
You’ve got a great business idea, you’ve taken the plunge and launched your startup. Now the hard work really starts – the work of building relationships with many different types of people. If you fail to do this, your startup will fail. You’ll have to adapt and flex your approach as you pivot from one situation to another, and that takes a lot of energy and relationship intelligence.
Ten Tips for Building Rapport
Being able to get on with other people is important for anyone. And there are some times when building rapport is especially important – going off to university, starting a new job, joining a club, moving house, starting a new business. There is very little you do alone – for most things you need to work with other people, and you need to get them onside.
7 Top Tips for Disagreeing
Let’s face it, however much we want to get on with people, there will always be times for disagreeing. How can you disagree constructively? How can you say what you think without upsetting other people or escalating into conflict?