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Enroll today! This is a self-paced, online course. You have 6 months to finish. An instructor will monitor your progress and assess your body of work at course completion.
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Course Description

Dealing with a difficult or toxic personality can be damaging both emotionally and physically, particularly if the person is your boss or sitting in the cubicle right next to you. Confronting those who compromise your comfort and job security can be very difficult for many people, but standing up for yourself is essential in the workplace.

If you can't stop thinking about a problem with someone at work- be it a bullying boss, a subversive coworker, or a sexist client- it's important to know that you can take control of the situation. This class will allow students to explore what feeds these kinds of behaviors, ways to address these situations, and when to call for outside assistance.

In 11 easy to follow lessons, students will learn to identify various types of difficult personalities and address conflict before it begins to chip away at their well-being and job satisfaction.

Course material includes:
  • An overview of your rights in the workplace
  • Simple tips for reducing stress on the job
  • Establishing boundaries
  • Effective collaboration
  • Conflict resolution
  • Interpreting body language
  • Coping with aggressive behavior
  • Dealing with critics and power freaks
  • Working with slackers and energy vampires
  • Avoiding the gossip mill
  • Gender differences in the workplace
  • What to do when prejudice rears its ugly head
  • Standing up to a bullying boss

Course Lessons

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Lesson 1 : Course Introduction

Dealing with a difficult or toxic personality can be damaging both emotionally and physically, particularly if the person is your boss or sitting in the cubicle right next to you.

Lesson 2 : Basic Conflict Resolution

This lesson may be a review of what you learned in grade school, but some grown-ups don't play by the rules. In the midst of dealing with a difficult person, it's easy to forget the fundamentals of conflict resolution.

Lesson 3: Understanding Body Language

The messages conveyed by their body language are known as subtext, a term that is often used in the acting world to describe the underlying meaning of what is being said.

Lesson 4: Bullies

Garnering a reputation for being a jerk breeds the contempt and mistrust of others, and has been shown to diminish chances for pay raises and promotions.

Lesson 5: Power Struggles: Handling Critics, Rivals and Power Freaks With Panache

This lesson identifies a few categories of difficult people who all have one thing in common. They are in pursuit of, you guessed it, power.

Lesson 6: Slackers and Energy Vampires

Not only has slacking been labeled by many news stories as a workplace epidemic, there are numerous articles that attempt to illustrate the very little risk involved in turning in a below average performance.

Lesson 7: Office Gossip

Office gossip can be immensely damaging to productivity and morale, and obviously, no one likes to be gossiped about.

Lesson 8: Problematic Personalities

Some people are just hard to deal with. In this lesson we'll discuss several types of troublesome behavior and ways to address them without ruining your day.

Lesson 9: When Men and Women Collide: Gender Differences In The Workplace

In this lesson we'll discuss some common differences in the communication styles of men and women, and ways to address conflict that may arise from these differences.

Lesson 10: When The Bully Is Your Boss

Many bosses fall into the category of power freaks. Whether the impulse to micro-manage and control is manifested in aggressive or passive-aggressive ways, a power freak boss can often leave you feeling like you are doomed to feel stressed and walk on egg

Lesson 11: Successful Collaboration

This lesson will explore some of the keys to effective collaboration. Developing solutions as a team can sometimes be as difficult for adults as sharing a toy box is for a group of kids.

Optional Certificates Awarded

  1. Certificate of Merit
  2. Certificate of Academic Excellence
In addition to the standard Certificate of Course Completion, Merit Awards may be issued by the instructor at his/her own discretion and are based on student achievement. Merit awards also incur an additional $30.00 processing fee that covers the customization, printing, and delivery of the award, as well as access to the UniversalClass™ Portfolio Service that documents your achievements online. Official Merit Awards have a serial number that verifies the authenticity of the award (great for employers to verify your achievement).
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Course Title : Dealing With Difficult People
CEU Value :

1.0 (Continuing Education Units)

Course Number : 7550249
Course Type : How To
Course URL :

http://difficultpeople.onlineclasses.com

Course Rating : Excellent Course! 4 Star Rating
Instructor :

Michelle Money

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Duration : Continuous: Enroll anytime!
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Course Fee :

Basic Course: $35

   

with CEUs & Certificate: $60

NOT FOR COLLEGE CREDIT
This is a non-credit course, and is provided for your personal enrichment. This course is not intended to be a substitute for any state, government, licensing, or educational requirements.

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