Fight or Flight Is Destructive in the Workplace
Fight or flight are common reactions to conflict but they can have costly effects on team morale and organizational culture in the workplace.
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Some Thoughts for Analyzers Now Working from Home
While Analyzers are better suited for working from home than others, here are some strategies that will help them to thrive more while social distancing.
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Run a Team Development Program Virtually, on Your Own
Effectiveness Institute has created a few tools that are designed specifically for managers to develop their team, on their own, virtually or in-person.
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We’re the Same Behavior Style. Why Don’t We Get Along?
There are three different possibilities that might precipitate conflict among people with common Behavior Styles.
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Simple Things Emotionally Intelligent Teams Do
Effective teams excel in technical skills (tasks/processes) and people skills (emotional intelligence and interpersonal communication). Here are simple things they do to succeed.
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Discover Your Behavior Style Holiday sELF
Happy holidays from all of us at Effectiveness Institute! We hope you’re appeciating all the Behavior Style holiday sELVES in your life.
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When Your Behavior Style Needs Aren’t Being Met
When our Behavior Style needs are not being met, it creates a tension-reaction inside of us that is often externally expressed. This creates vicious cycles.
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Power Doesn’t Necessarily Corrupt, If You Have a Higher Purpose
If we want to improve our relationships, communities, or team cultures, we need influence to do it. In other words, we must seek after power.
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Navigating Conflict Is Your Responsibility, Not Theirs
Building an increased awareness around the benefits of conflict is a major step forward in thinking differently and, ultimately, finding more success in our relationships (and projects).
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Modifying Your Behavior Style Is Only the First Step
Changes in mindset become new patterns, preferences, or inclinations. They create a new natural resting place from which our behaviors flow. Improve your mindset and it will become that much easier to make proper use of Behavior Styles or any other behavior-centric techniques.
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How to Avoid Sending Emails That Upset Coworkers
Some email best practices are rather universal, but the real challenge with emails—as with any interpersonal form of communication—is that no single format works exceptionally well for everybody.
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Creativity Is a Human Universal
Innovation is more important than ever in the creative economy. And the teams and organizations that are going to thrive the most are those which encourage diversity and develop the proper relationship skills to withstand the fruitful tension of differences.
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‘I Respect Her But I Don’t Trust Her’
Though deeply connected, a meaningful distinction exists between trust and respect.
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You Are Not Your Behavior Style
Being able to discern patterns of behavior unlocks a lot more interpersonal understanding, but why is identifying as a Behavior Style so unwise?
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