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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
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
Certificate of Merit
Certificate of Academic Excellence
Certificates may be awarded by the instructor at his/her own discretion and are based on student merit.
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Official awards have a serial number that verifies the authenticity of the award (great for employers
to verify your achievement).
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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