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Dealing with Difficult People

How will delegates benefit from attending this course?

This course is of value to managers, supervisors, customer service staff, front line and call centre staff and those who handle the following:

  • Aggressive and angry and customers
  • Hostile negotiators
  • Conflict with colleagues and other departments
  • Aggressive and hostile behaviour from senior colleagues and management
  • Defensive and angry reactions from team members when reviewing performance
  • Continual negativity from colleagues and project team

Delegates will learn how to:

  • Develop specific strategies for conflict resolution
  • Recognise classic profiles of difficult people and strategies for handling them
  • Pre-empt challenging situations and avoid escalating them further
  • Develop communication skills designed to improve your delivery of bad or unpleasant news
  • Recognise personality types with which you may clash
  • Develop assertive skills and behaviours
  • Handle aggressive behaviour
  • Deliver negative feedback to a colleague or subordinate
  • Give positive feedback
  • Calm angry, upset and unresponsive individuals

Typical One-day course agenda:

Morning  -  9.30-1.00

  • Introduction/course aims and objectives
  • The essentials of good communication
  • Analysing your conflict resolution profile
  • Recognising classic profiles of difficult people

 Afternoon  -  2.00-5.30

  • Recognising the personality types with which you may clash unconsciously
  • Handling bullies and aggressive personalities
  • Communicating with unresponsive individuals
  • Using behavioural modification
  • Diffusing conflict
  • Role-play and critique
  •  Action plans
  • Course paperwork
  • Questions and answers

Our training is carried out in a risk free environment which encourages delegates to practice the skills needed for successful appraisals. We use a number of training methods including role-play, video, audio, workshops and group exercises to enhance the learning process.
 

In-company courses

SPS have developed a series of in-house training modules. These are designed so that an organisation can pick the training which is more applicable to its own needs and budget. Please call us to discuss your specific requirements

 

 

 

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Safety Problem Solutions (uk) Ltd

Hucknall Training Centre

Working partnership with:

City and Guilds
Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
ISO
conel
IOSH
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Course List
S.P.S. offer courses in the categories listed below. Click on a category to see individual courses. The list is by no means exhaustive and does not include our bespoke courses developed for local authorities and major clients.
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Institute of occupational health & safety
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general courses
Specialist Electrical Courses
Contact us to discuss any bespoke course requirements or to book onto any of our courses listed.

 

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