Wednesday, October 28, 2009

10. Dealing With Emotional Behavior

Dealing With Emotional Behavior

Planning Questions:
  • What specific kinds of emotional behavior are you likely to encounter on the job?
  • How are you likely to react?
  • How can you cope with your reactions and respond most constructively?
Key Actions:
  1. Calmly acknowledge the emotional behavior.
  2. Describe the impact the emotional behavior is having on you and on the discussion.
  3. Determine if it's possible to continue the discussion constructively.
  4. Propose an approach for jointly refocusing on the work issue.
  5. Express support and reassurance.

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