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How to Be Your Own Mediator: Disconnect the Reaction from the Person

Grande Lum | Posted 09.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Negotiation, Relationships, Communication Skills, How to Negotiate, How-to-Negotiate, Negotiation Tips, Work Relationships, Healthy Relationships, Work-Relationships, Negotiations, Relationship Advice, Conflict, Mediation, Communication Tips, Communications, Mediator, Conflict Resolution, Communication, Living News
Grande Lum

When you can distance yourself from your response, you separate the reaction from yourself.

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Five Co-Worker Quirks: How to Deal

Nicole Williams | Posted 09.04.2009 | Living

Read More: Career Advice, Office, Annoying Coworkers, Coworkers, Business, Work, Work Relationships, Career Women, Relationships, Living News
Nicole Williams

Every workplace has them: co-workers with the unique ability to make your job both more frustrating and entertaining at the same time.

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Tear Down the Walls: How to Find Your Internal Conflict

Grande Lum | Posted 05.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Work Relationships, Negotiation, Communications, Relationships, Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Communication, Regulation, Living News
Grande Lum

When you have conflict with someone else, look for the conflict inside yourself.

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How to Seek Heroism in Demands

Grande Lum | Posted 04.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Work Relationships, Negotiation, Relationships, Conflict, How to Negotiate, How-to-Negotiate, Conflict Resolution, Communication, Influence, Living News
Grande Lum

In conflict, heroism may be hidden. Recognize the noble goal that is holed up behind demands and defensiveness to find a constructive way out. Act in ways that live up to heroic ideals.

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Anxiety: What We Have in Common with Baboons

Dr. Tian Dayton | Posted 04.07.2009 | Green

Read More: Work Relationships, Stress, Addiction, Psychology, Stress Reduction, Green News
Dr. Tian Dayton

Baboons and people, it seems, are both intelligent enough to think our way into lots and lots of stress.

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TMI: 13 Things To Keep Private At Work

CNN.com | Anthony Balderrama | Posted 03.19.2009 | Living

Read More: Work Relationships, Tmi, Relationships, Work, Private Live, Too Much Information, Work Environment, Privacy, Personal Life, Tmi at Work, Living News

Do you know what TMI is? Chances are you're either guilty of it or have been its victim. It stands for "too much information" and it's making daily li...

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Co-Workers Driving You Bananas? Avoid Getting Bruised!

Fred Whelan and Gladys Stone | Posted 01.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Work Relationships, Work Life, Annoying Coworkers, Workplace, How to Deal With Co-Workers, Co-Workers, Careers, Communication Tips, Body Language, Living News
Fred Whelan and Gladys Stone

Whether they're arrogant, talkative, pushy, time-sucks, whiners, or over-all annoying, if they're your co-workers, you have to deal with them.

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Tear Down the Walls: How to Separate the Position From the Person

Grande Lum | Posted 12.24.2008 | Living

Read More: Negotiation, Work Relationships, Negotiations, Communications, Family Business Relationships, Communication, Happiness, Living News
Grande Lum

A part of who we are is what we believe. This explains why we tend to assess other people's likeability and credibility based on their positions.

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Help! My Co-Worker Is Now My Boss

Fred Whelan and Gladys Stone | Posted 12.18.2008 | Business

Read More: Promotions, Careers, Work Relationships, Office Competition, Work Friendships, Co-Workers, New Boss, Office Relationships, Learning Curve, Office Friendships, Constructive Criticism, Business News
Fred Whelan and Gladys Stone

Keep in mind that this is a new position for your boss and that s/he will be figuring this out as they go. If they stumble, that should not reinforce to you that the wrong person got the promotion.

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