Assess the situation, manage your emotions, move on
While some of us enjoy a lively debate with colleagues and others prefer to suppress our feelings over disagreements, we all struggle with conflict at work. Every day we navigate an office full of competing interests, clashing personalities, limited time and resources, and fragile egos. Sure, we share the same goals as our colleagues, but we don’t always agree on how to achieve them. We work different. We rub each other the wrong way. We jockey for position. But disagreements don’t have to be a source of unhealthy tension. So how can you deal with conflict in a way that is both professional and productive – where it improves both your work and your relationships?
In this workshop you’ll learn a straight forward process for addressing nebulous situations. You start by understanding whether you generally seek or avoid conflict, identifying the most frequent reasons for disagreement, and knowing what approaches work for what scenarios. Then if you decide to address your situation, you use that information to plan and conduct a productive conversation. Knowing there is a process to follow can make conflict more manageable. This workshop will give you the tools you need to deal with conflict.
The speaker: Marie Simonsen holds an Executive Master in Marketing and Sales Management from HEC Paris where she also worked for 7 years.
Marie was heading the sales team of the schools Executive MBA program. She initiated important projects for HEC Paris in Western Africa and was also highly involved in the schools’ sales and admissions activities in Qatar. In her last position as Senior Strategic Relationship Manager with Harvard Business School Publishing, she partnered with clients in a wide range of industries and managed large-scale transformations for global companies.
Most recently, Marie created a company where she is coaching senior professionals. In addition to coaching, she uses EMDR, tension and trauma releasing exercises and hypnosis, to help her clients cope with stress and pressure in today’s complex world. She is also very engaged in a variety of activities to mitigate climate change.