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Dealing With Difficult People

Frogs have it easy; they can eat what bugs them.

Dealing With Difficult People BULLDOZER EXPERT COMPLAINER SNIPER BALLOON INDECISIVE

4 ELEMENTS FOR EFFECTIVELY DEALING WITH DIFFICULT PEOPLE 1. Know Specifically What You Want 2. Make the Commitment 3. Pay Close Attention 4. Be Flexible

TYPES of PEOPLE TASK FOCUSED: INTENT: –To get things done –To get things right NEED: –Control –Perfection PEOPLE FOCUSED: INTENT: - To get along - To get appreciated NEED: - Approval - Attention

Anger is one letter short of DANGER!

BULLDOZER 1. Stand your ground 2. Breathe! 3. Interrupt 4. Backtrack slightly 5. Aim at a Bottom Line 6. Peace with Honor

He who throws mud loses ground.

The Sniper 1. Stop, Look, & Backtrack 2. Ask the Relevancy question 3. Seek group opinion 4. Now we need Tank strategy? 5. If he/she will talk -- LISTEN! 6. Suggest a Civil Future

Diplomacy is the art of letting someone else get your way.

KNOW-IT-ALL: (The Expert) 1. Know your stuff 2. Backtrack with respect 3. Question firmly 4. Present options politely 5. Use plural pronouns 6.Acknowledge his/her competence

No man knows less than the man who knows it all!

KNOW-IT-ALL: (The Balloon) 1. Backtrack 2. Ask for specifics 3. State facts as you know them 4. Provide a way out 5. Handle alone whenever possible

If you must cry over spilled milk, then please try to condense it!

The Complainer: 1. Listen 2. Prepare to interrupt - Dont Agree 3. Acknowledge the complaint 4. Get specifics 5. Use limiting responses 6. Move to problem solving

Sit on the fence long enough and the parade will pass you by

INDECISIVE: 1. Help them voice concerns (take cues from whats not said / indirectness 2. Provide face-to-face support when possible 3. Reduce alternatives 4. Keep the action step 5. Watch behavior - dont push too far

You cant direct the wind, but you can adjust your sails.

Difficult Person Coping Plan: 1. Assess the Situation 2. Stop wishing they were different! 3. Get distance between you and the difficult behavior 4. Formulate a plan for interrupting the interaction 5. Implement strategy 6. Monitor coping process 7. Modify or abandon plan, if necessary

CARING COMMUNICATION: l Acknowledging l Appreciating l Assuring l Passive Listening l Pacing l Reflecting l Paraphrasing l A positive close

WATCH OUT FOR: l Put Downs l Impatience l Sarcasm & Complaining l Jargon l Explaining Too Much l Ignoring Customers Comments l Avoiding Responsibility or Blaming Others

QUESTIONS? CALL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH