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How to Work with someone you Dislike

I’ve worked with quite a few people that i have disliked. I disliked them for a variety of reasons. Sometimes the relationship coped with working together. Sometimes not. Rather than just avoiding these people- my original strategy- there are times when you must work closely with people you struggle to like and so struggle to work with.

The concepts of behavioural preferences, as described through DISC, and of emotional intelligence can help you deal effectively with difficult people and situations.… Read more

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Communication tips with DISC

Working with people is the hardest part of any job, and effectively communicating with people certainly for me, the hardest part of this relationships. Any assistance in enhancing communication effectiveness is worthwhile, i hope.

As a certified DISC practitioner I believe this this tool is valuable to enable people to arrange their thinking and communication behaviour. But  DISC could be initially difficult for people to understand.… Read more

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10 starter tips for Managing from the Middle

At the end of the first day I became a “middle manager” i cried myself to sleep. The job certainly wasn’t what i had thought
it would be; i felt like a rather compressed sponge, absorbing pressure from above and demands from below. I had no idea what the
job of a manager was. I didn’t even know how to get things done, or even what things to do, first!… Read more

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How to deal with a Dominant boss

I remember when I first came to Asia, how do I deal with a Boss from a culture different to mine. I struggled for a while until i first came into contact with DISC. I quickly saw it was a way to cut through my cultural bias and enable me to understand the behaviours of both my new colleagues and bosses.… Read more

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How to deal with an Influencing Boss

I remember when I first came to Asia, how do I deal with a Boss from a culture different to mine. I struggled for a while until i first came into contact with DISC. I quickly saw it was a way to cut through my cultural bias and enable me to understand the behaviours of both my new colleagues and bosses.… Read more