#11 Acting Like You Are the Owner of the Company: A Key in Reducing Conflict in the Workplace

As a conflict resolution consultant and accountability coach I help my clients reduce conflict in the workplace to improve their working condition.

This article will show your team how to improve productivity which could  add to the financial health of the organization.

Here is an exercise that I used during a company retreat.

I asked everyone to put ideas on separate index cards on what they would do if their name was on the building. I told them not to be sarcastic…only constructive ideas allowed!! I read their ideas during the program while the CEO was present. Of course no one knew whose ideas I was reading.

The CEO implemented many of these ideas which helped with the communication in their workplace. People were listened to. Action was taken…a real win/win for everyone.

Here are some of the ideas that employees shared during the retreat:

• Implement more flexible hours
• Invite small teams to go out to lunch with leaders monthly
• Develop innovative blogs to serve clients better
• Change their inventory systems which helped reduce waste in the organization

These all made the company more efficient and customers noticed.

Here is a tip to use at your next meeting:

• Ask everyone to write down their ideas on how they would change things if their name was on the building.
• Make sure and have someone type the ideas so that no one could identify who wrote them down.

I hope that these tips will encourage open dialogue with your team. My next article will give you tips on how to constantly learn.

Until next time, this is Joyce Weiss and remember, “You get what you tolerate!”

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