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Thomas J. Smith Consulting 4500 Oak Road, Suite 8 Manorville, MN 56000 [email protected] 507-345-3456 Prepared exclusively for: Sample Workbook Friday, October 13, 2006 This participant workbook provided by: ABC Company Inc 1223 Main St Collegeville, MN 55426 www.abc-company.com [email protected] (222) 345-6543 Reducing Team Conflict © 2006 by Inscape Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any form, in whole or in part, is prohibited. Sample Workbook 2 » » » Introduction to Working with Difficult People Goals Recognize the importance of overcoming obstacles to communication. Assess your feelings about different types of people. It’s easy to enjoy work and do well when you’re working with people you like. It is unlikely, however, that we will always be able to avoid people we don’t like or find difficult. The challenge is to succeed with people you would rather avoid. Notes: SAMPLE – to enjoy work njoy work e you like. It is you like. It is e to avoid peop e to avoid peo hallenge is to hallenge is to SA SA A A SA TION g obstacles g obstacles nt nt types of peo types of peo DISTRIBUTI nd do well whe nd do well whe nlikely, howev nlikely, howe e we don’t like e we don’t like ucceed with pe cceed with p TI FOR D Notes: Note NOT FO D FO

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