Why 95% of Yellow Page Antique Ads Really Stink, and What You Can Do To Be in the Top 5%
Did I get your attention? That's exactly what I intended to do. I wrote a compelling headline that concentrated on a problem, created interest and desire, and offered a solution...all in a few short words!It's a fact, most antique advertisements in the yellow pages are really lame! Oh, the "yellow page man" that sells you this crud will tell you that your ad "looks good", but does it generate business for you?What's the bottom line?the manager or team leader, the best role you can play is that of a neutral mediator.

Try this approach the next time you have two people on your team in conflict:

1. Invite both parties to the table.
2. Clarify your role as a neutral facilitator.
3. Gain agreement to listen openly to each other.
4. Ask each person to tell his or her story about the past, while the other listens without responding.
5. Have each person record new information they hear or realizations they have while listening.
6. Have each person talk directly to the other person about what they learned that
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   If you’ve ever worked on a team where one or more of the team members are in conflict, then you know just how stressful this situation can be. Left unresolved, conflicts between individuals can fester, spill over into the team’s relationships, and seriously hinder productivity. What’s a team leader to do?

   Let’s begin with what not to do.

   Ignore It

   You may have tried the avoidance technique thinking that the issue will just die down. And perhaps it did...temporarily. But the next time someone on the team experiences similar frustrations, that simmering pot will boil right over.

   Quash It

   This is my personal favorite: just demand that the folks in conflict grow up and get over it. Try this tactic and you’ll drive the conflict underground. That results in lots of game playing. I recall a team that I worked on early in my career that had one very unhappy team member and one manager who insisted that she “get over it”. The rest of the team were treated to strange, stealth attacks in which nasty magazine articles mysteriously appeared on our desks, offering advice about cheap nose jobs, eliminating bad breath, and improving personal hygiene.

   Tell Them to Work It Out

   On the surface this looks like a pretty good course of action: hold them accountable and don’t get involved. Sweet. The problem is that if your team members could have worked it out without your help, they would have done that already. What they need is your guidance to help talk it through and arrive at resolution.

   Take Sides

   It may seem like the quickest route to resolution is to intervene and crown the winner. There is more than one problem with this approach. First, you remind them of Mom or Dad, so guess who they’ll come to when it’s time to find a judge for the next disagreement? Second, conflict usually isn’t this clear cut. We bring the complexity of our life experiences to the table any time we find we are in conflict.

   Since these four approaches won’t work in the long term, let’s look at some underlying principles:

7. Any time someone is in conflict, there’s a story to tell about the past.
8. An individual’s underlying needs may result in unreasonable demands.
9. People in conflict can’t always put their finger on the underlying cause or articulate their needs.
10. Unwarranted assumptions are often made and expressed as fact.
11. Listening to someone else’s point of view may feel like capitulation.
12. As the manager or team leader, the best role you can play is that of a neutral mediator.

Try this approach the next time you have two people on your team in conflict:

1. Invite both parties to the table.
2. Clarify your role as a neutral facilitator.
3. Gain agreement to listen openly to each other.
4. Ask each person to tell his or her story about the past, while the other listens without responding.
5. Have each person record new information they hear or realizations they have while listening.
6. Have each person talk directly to the other person about what they learned that h
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   Once working and focused in tune with what they do best, your people are freed up to deliver their very best performances. They encourage others to work to their strengths too. Thus, each is far more effective. By recognising this in each other, there is another benefit. Everyone realises the value that differences can bring to the team, business or organisation. And that is valued - people work together much more freely.So, by challengin
   p>This is my personal favorite: just demand that the folks in conflict grow up and get over it. Try this tactic and you’ll drive the conflict underground. That results in lots of game playing. I recall a team that I worked on early in my career that had one very unhappy team member and one manager who insisted that she “get over it”. The rest of the team were treated to strange, stealth attacks in which nasty magazine articles mysteriously appeared on our desks, offering advice about cheap nose jobs, eliminating bad breath, and improving personal hygiene.

   Tell Them to Work It Out

   On the surface this looks like a pretty good course of action: hold them accountable and don’t get involved. Sweet. The problem is that if your team members could have worked it out without your help, they would have done that already. What they need is your guidance to help talk it through and arrive at resolution.

   Take Sides

   It may seem like the quickest route to resolution is to intervene and crown the winner. There is more than one problem with this approach. First, you remind them of Mom or Dad, so guess who they’ll come to when it’s time to find a judge for the next disagreement? Second, conflict usually isn’t this clear cut. We bring the complexity of our life experiences to the table any time we find we are in conflict.

   Since these four approaches won’t work in the long term, let’s look at some underlying principles:

7. Any time someone is in conflict, there’s a story to tell about the past.
8. An individual’s underlying needs may result in unreasonable demands.
9. People in conflict can’t always put their finger on the underlying cause or articulate their needs.
10. Unwarranted assumptions are often made and expressed as fact.
11. Listening to someone else’s point of view may feel like capitulation.
12. As the manager or team leader, the best role you can play is that of a neutral mediator.

Try this approach the next time you have two people on your team in conflict:

1. Invite both parties to the table.
2. Clarify your role as a neutral facilitator.
3. Gain agreement to listen openly to each other.
4. Ask each person to tell his or her story about the past, while the other listens without responding.
5. Have each person record new information they hear or realizations they have while listening.
6. Have each person talk directly to the other person about what they learned that
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   e a pretty good course of action: hold them accountable and don’t get involved. Sweet. The problem is that if your team members could have worked it out without your help, they would have done that already. What they need is your guidance to help talk it through and arrive at resolution.

   Take Sides

   It may seem like the quickest route to resolution is to intervene and crown the winner. There is more than one problem with this approach. First, you remind them of Mom or Dad, so guess who they’ll come to when it’s time to find a judge for the next disagreement? Second, conflict usually isn’t this clear cut. We bring the complexity of our life experiences to the table any time we find we are in conflict.

   Since these four approaches won’t work in the long term, let’s look at some underlying principles:

7. Any time someone is in conflict, there’s a story to tell about the past.
8. An individual’s underlying needs may result in unreasonable demands.
9. People in conflict can’t always put their finger on the underlying cause or articulate their needs.
10. Unwarranted assumptions are often made and expressed as fact.
11. Listening to someone else’s point of view may feel like capitulation.
12. As the manager or team leader, the best role you can play is that of a neutral mediator.

Try this approach the next time you have two people on your team in conflict:

1. Invite both parties to the table.
2. Clarify your role as a neutral facilitator.
3. Gain agreement to listen openly to each other.
4. Ask each person to tell his or her story about the past, while the other listens without responding.
5. Have each person record new information they hear or realizations they have while listening.
6. Have each person talk directly to the other person about what they learned that
   Niche Marketing Cracks Me Up
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   ng the complexity of our life experiences to the table any time we find we are in conflict.

   Since these four approaches won’t work in the long term, let’s look at some underlying principles:

7. Any time someone is in conflict, there’s a story to tell about the past.
8. An individual’s underlying needs may result in unreasonable demands.
9. People in conflict can’t always put their finger on the underlying cause or articulate their needs.
10. Unwarranted assumptions are often made and expressed as fact.
11. Listening to someone else’s point of view may feel like capitulation.
12. As the manager or team leader, the best role you can play is that of a neutral mediator.

Try this approach the next time you have two people on your team in conflict:

1. Invite both parties to the table.
2. Clarify your role as a neutral facilitator.
3. Gain agreement to listen openly to each other.
4. Ask each person to tell his or her story about the past, while the other listens without responding.
5. Have each person record new information they hear or realizations they have while listening.
6. Have each person talk directly to the other person about what they learned that
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   the manager or team leader, the best role you can play is that of a neutral mediator.

Try this approach the next time you have two people on your team in conflict:

1. Invite both parties to the table.
2. Clarify your role as a neutral facilitator.
3. Gain agreement to listen openly to each other.
4. Ask each person to tell his or her story about the past, while the other listens without responding.
5. Have each person record new information they hear or realizations they have while listening.
6. Have each person talk directly to the other person about what they learned that helps them understand the other’s point of view.
7. Encourage brainstorming to find possible solutions that meet both people’s needs.
8. Develop an action plan with small steps to success.
9. Celebrate collaborative action.

Eventually this process can be used by all team members when conflict arises. You won’t be tempted to ignore it, quash it, tell them to work it out, or take sides. The team will experience the long-term gains of developing stronger, deeper relationships with your guidance.