Not what I say, but how I say it

Be careful . You can hurt with your words , but you can also hurt with your silence ' This is the quote of the week from the blog of the famous author , Paulo Coelho . Words are indeed powerful . One can either bless or curse another just by uttering words . But more powerful than words is the manner in which they are said . Most conflicts arise from misunderstandings which in turn are caused by statements not properly worded or not properly spoken . A person may mean one thing with his statement while another person can interpret

it differently

The workplace is a common venue for conflicts rooted in the misuse and misinterpretation of words . Sometimes , it becomes a hostile environment especially when there are difficult co-workers stressing you out . How to deal with such an environment is pretty much the same with how it was done to at least diminish Guinea worm infestation in Nigeria : making use of the six sources of influence . Influence is power

Considering the situation in the workplace where a difficult co-worker irritates you and makes your environment unfriendly and reviewing the six sources of influence , we have the following

Personal Motivation (Make the Undesirable Desirable

Where there is conflict , there isn 't peace , there isn 't harmony . And definitely , it would also be difficult for you to work well . When your work is affected , so is your performance , so is your rating as an employee . With these in mind , you wouldn 't want to be in conflict with...