Last week I worked with a group of 28 professionals to help them discover how they might be making their coworkers crazy and how to stop it!
The topic was better interpersonal communication. It has been one of my most favorite skills to help leaders and their teams learn for the past 27 years because I have seen it make a HUGE difference over and over and over again. And people just seem to love it!
I want to give you a little of what they got, so you too can discover if you are making your coworkers crazy.
Are you making your team crazy?
Yes! The answer is a pretty solid yes. Your communication behaviors can make anyone whose communication behaviors are different from yours crazy.
Let me introduce you to the best book ever written on communication (in my humble opinion).
People Styles at Work is based on the research of Dr. David Merrill and has been proving itself since the early 1960s. Of all the personality, behavioral, psychometric models I have researched, this is, by far, my favorite. Why? One – No one needs to take an assessment and tell you about their results for you to understand their communication needs. Two – All you need to do is observe behavior and watch and listen for clues. Three – Did I mention that I’ve seen it make a HUGE difference over and over and over again in how people communicate at work?
Here is a quick snapshot of the four styles.
AMIABLE
- Peacemaker
- People-oriented
- Loyal
ANALYTICAL
- Thinker
- Task-oriented
- Logical
DRIVER
- Time Manager
- Task-oriented
- Decisive
EXPRESSIVE
- Dreamer
- People-oriented
- Energetic
Which one do you think you are? If you are curious about your style and how it might be making the people you work with crazy,
- Get the book People Styles at Work and Beyond: Making Bad Relationships Good and Good Relationships Better.
- Keep your eyes open for more articles on the characteristics of each style and how to communicate better with them.
- Reach out to me to bring the training to your organization.
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