Conflict
Staying calm under fire
Do these three things for yourself when confronted by an angry person and there’s one thing that’ll help them calm down in just about every situation.
Conflict
TUF de-escalation skills for staff health and safety
“We are getting more and more irate customers. Our staff don’t know how to deal with them.” Here at Thriving Under Fire we are getting more enquiries like this than ever before. For the past 20 years we have specialized in de-escalation training and managing emotions at work. Our pandemic Read more…
Listening
Good listening is better than taking drugs
We’re all familiar with that warm fuzzy feeling we get when we have a positive connection with someone – but what does it all mean? When a person feels that you notice and accept them, a number of feel good hormones are activated in their brain. These hormones include; Oxytocin Read more…
Conflict
People are people, not assholes.
First posted by John Faisandier on 27th June, 2011 Last week I was given a book to read called “The No Asshole Rule: Building a civilised workplace and surviving one that isn’t” by Robert Sutton. The author, a university professor from Stanford, has used this attention-grabbing title to sell over Read more…
Conflict
Turning towards, against or away
Three actions that help or hinder better relationships.
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Conflict
Two keys for good relationships and customer service.
The two key things that make a successful long-term relationship and help in customer service.
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Conflict
Angry customers – the unseen hazard
On Monday 1st September 2014 an extremely distressed client walked into the Work and Income office in Ashburton, New Zealand, and shot two of the front line workers.
All the staff at that office were working under stress and the client was even more stressed. None of them had the skills to manage his anger over time until he finally cracked and the results were tragic. While the harm done in this situation was clearly visible and extreme, there are many workplaces where the damage from stress is not so
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Conflict
How do you say sorry?
There are many moments when you can upset people in the workplace. When someone is hurt or upset they have an emotional reaction. They might pull away from you or they might attack you in some way, even when you didn’t intend to hurt them. (more…) |