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Relationships That Support or Hinder Interactions

Maybe you are a person who ‘just can’t say no.’ You want to make everyone happy, get everything done – surely you can crank out the work sometime. However, too many ‘yeses’ lead to too little accomplished, and nobody goes home happy. Or maybe you’re a person who says ‘no’ so often no one asks you to do anything interesting and you feel left out. Or maybe you’re the frustrated boss of one of these people. In any case, this Cloud-Rainosek & Associates program helps people determine realistic boundaries so they can feel confident in what they promise and pleased about what they produce. It’s all in the relationships. This program, as many of our programs do, starts with a self-assessment tool followed by experiential learning about personal space and group dynamics, using exercises that are fun and non-threatening. As effective managers know, interpersonal dynamics are every bit as important as technical knowledge.

We use the concept of being in a box – we’re really talking about group dynamics. By being in a box, what ideas do I have about somebody else and about myself? I have ideas about how a person should act at work, so I have all these rules. And that means I look at a person, and if they fit or don’t fit my ideas, I put them in a category, the box. Until I can identify how I do that, I won’t be open to change. Typically when I put someone in a box, I have an emotion I’m not dealing with. This is a full-day workshop that gives the participants time to develop a relationship with themselves. We have scenarios that illustrate ‘getting in’ and staying in the box, taking a journey getting out of the box, and acquiring knowledge of ‘nice’ behavior.

With the self-assessment tool we’ve developed, it’s hard to miss. And we have fun.

At the end of this program, you will understand:

Your own personal boundaries and over-commitment or under-commitment tendencies, and how this impacts others.
How emotional unavailability starves relationships and hinders interactions.
What it means to be ‘in the box’ and to put others ‘in the box’ – and how to get out.
What ‘nice’ behavior is (through observation and group discussion).
How to apply your new knowledge of communication skills to build functional working relationships with difficult people.
How to stop difficulties before they start, focus on the solution (not the problem), and avoid getting caught in passing tornados.
How to develop a personal system for learning through self exploration.

Who Will Benefit

This program is for everyone who wants to learn how interpersonal dynamics impact relationships at home and work, and what they can do to improve their relationships and interactions with others. Employees will benefit by learning how to be more effective and productive at work, and supervisors and managers will find new techniques for improving the overall performance of their employees and work teams.

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