#KEEP YOUR COMPOSURE HOW TO#

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#KEEP YOUR COMPOSURE HOW TO#

In my book, “One Team, One Dream,” I go into detail about how to recognize and respond to conflict. Still, it is critical to know how to respond in conflict situations, by keeping your composure. We all have a vast array of different experiences, and this sometimes dictates how we cope. We all had a room to sleep in that night.Ĭonflict is something that we all approach differently. They did not use the words “calm down.” (Never, ever tell someone to calm down-it does not calm them down in the least, and often escalates the situation.) And they worked with him to resolve the billing issue. That is where the hotel staff did something impressive, something I saw as a great example of conflict resolution. Long story short, my executive director showed up before I could work out a solution with the hotel desk staff. Even worse, I knew that my executive director was coming in and that he had a mercurial temper. When we reached our hotel in Atlanta, bleary-eyed from being on the road for several days already, I went to the front desk to check us in only to be told that the hotel sales team had not communicated to them that a master account would be used for billing. (Any incidental charges, like room service, would be billed to individual credit cards.) Anyone who has traveled under this arrangement knows that billing to the master account has to be set up a day or two ahead of time so that appropriate authorizations can be made. I would reserve a block of hotel rooms ahead of time, and these were directly billed to a master account. My responsibilities included arranging accommodations and making sure they were paid for appropriately. Several years ago, I was part of a 12-person team that was responsible for producing events in different cities around the country. Dealing with this conflict is one of the most important teamwork skills we can develop. And sure as the sun will rise, we will experience a conflict of one kind or another-whether between team members, a team leader or a customer. Of course, real life tends to throw obstacles at our best-laid plans. I write quite a bit about effective teamwork in the workplace because it gives team members and leaders a view of how great a team can be. That short term restraint will pay longterm dividends for yourself and your business! Conflict Resolution 101: Keeping Your Composure Turn even the worst customer experiences that began in conflict into customer experiences that end in a sense of mutual relief, gratitude and happiness. But that’s only the beginning… Read Gregg’s advice on what you should do in these situations. Instead, try to elicit these types of responses through your own actions. Do not ever tell anybody to “calm down” or “take a deep breath”. Keeping your composure is always rule number one. Contributing author, Gregg Gregory, discusses the topic of keeping your composure during conflict.

Keep your composure