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on getting ahead at your job
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Joan Schramm, M.A. Who am I? My name is Joan Schramm and I used to be right where you are now. I would go home from work sometimes literally shaking with rage over the behavior of my boss. He treated most of his employees like crap. He was loud, stubborn, inflexible, sarcastic and a micro-manager – and those were
his good qualities. I’m embarrassed to say that I spent some afternoons in the women’s room crying, and went home with more than a few migraines. Even my hairdresser commented on how stressed I was, as my hair started falling out and losing its shine. I had to drag myself up the hill from the parking lot every morning, dreading the moment I’d cross the threshold and bracing myself for another brutal attack. I finally got away from that horrible boss and he was a big
reason I decided to get out of the corporate world and start my own business. I’ve worked with some of the best – and worst – managers, employees and customers around. I learned a lot of skills from the best, but let me tell you a secret. That nightmare boss taught me more about surviving in business than all of my good bosses put together. I not only learned what NOT to
do in certain situations, but through trial and error I developed powerful techniques for recognizing and effectively dealing with difficult people. This is my Workplace Solutions Program and, with this program, I can help you learn the same techniques to get you through whatever workplace crisis you’re coping with. The Workplace Solutions Program is full of practical solutions you can put to use immediately. You’ll
reduce the number of “bad” encounters you have with people…and make the rare ones you do have less stressful and easier to manage. - Work on specific issues that affect you. No cookie-cutter solutions to your real problems.
- Learn your personal communication style so you can be more effective in relating to other
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Identify behaviors that limit your effectiveness and can trigger adverse reactions in others.
- Develop communication techniques that automatically head off potential flash points BEFORE they ignite.
- If you’re a manager, learn how to counteract the troublemakers on your staff and how to motivate and inspire your employees to do their best.
- If you’re a worker, develop strategies for dealing with a toxic boss or annoying co-workers.
- Create a personal action plan that you can use over and over again to successfully handle difficult people and situations – wherever you encounter them.
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