Joyce Weiss

I work with organizations and individuals who want to kick conflict and chaos to the curb - Queen of Conflict Resolution and Communication Coach

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Let’s Start the Conversation about Bullying in the Workplace

Bullying in the workplace is still a hot topic when I facilitate “Kicking Conflict to the Curb to Get the Respect YOU Deserve” small group training or phone coaching sessions.

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Webster’s definition is a good beginning when we discuss bullying in the workplace.  Let’s go deeper.  Bullying also happens when the bully is jealous of his or her victim.  The target could be more social or promotable.

Read the 2 articles below for more strategies on dealing with bullying in the workplace.
Be in Charge with bullies in the workplace

Standing up to certain bullies in the workplace

I want to hear from you

Add a comment to my blog on how you deal with bullying in the workplace.  What stories or expressions help you?  What questions do you have about your own situation will a bully?

You are always welcome to send me a private email with concerns that you are experiencing at work.
You will receive a response from me because I enjoy connecting with my readers! 🙂

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Read the 2 articles below for more strategies on dealing with bullying in the workplace.
Be in Charge with bullies in the workplace

Standing up to certain bullies in the workplace

 

Please contact me at 800.713.1926 to explore how career coaching could be a great action step for your career development.
There are many options to fit your budget and time schedule! 🙂

Until next time,

Joyce Weiss, M.A., CSP
Career Development Coach and Corporate Communication Strategist

Have a great week.

Remember, YOU Get What YOU Tolerate! 

 

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Accountability Strategies to Build a Strong Team: Part 2

https://youtu.be/2jsaHe2-SKo

Do you want to:

  • Use new accountability strategies to improve morale and productivity?
  • Work in an environment where people are held responsible for the success and failure of projects?
  • Change your team’s culture from blame to We are in this together?

Today’s video and blog include strategies on how to take the old definition of accountability and change it to a powerful mantra – We are in this together.  Sound good?  Let’s go deeper.

Accountability Strategy #1:  It’s time to change

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Accountability Strategy #2:  Change poor performance

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Accountability Strategy #3:  Stop blaming others

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Accountability Strategy #4:  Stop accusing others of making mistakes 

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Accountability Strategy #5:  Change your culture to the creative approach

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Accountability Strategy # 6:  Empower others to be accountable 

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Accountability Strategy #7:  Change the team mantra

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I want to hear from you

What accountability strategy speaks to you?  Add a comment to my blog on how you hold your team accountable for the success and failure of projects. What changes do your teams need to make to improve morale and productivity?  What stories or expressions help you?

You will receive a response from me because I enjoy connecting with my readers! 🙂  You are always welcome to send me a private email
with concerns that you are experiencing at work.

Stay Connected with Joyce

For more accountability strategies read part 1 of the series here.

Please contact me at 800.713.1926 to explore how career coaching could be a great action step for your career development. There are many options to fit your budget and time schedule! 🙂

Until next time,

Joyce Weiss, M.A., CSP
Career Coach and Corporate Communication Strategist

Have a great week.

Remember, YOU Get What YOU Tolerate!  

 

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Accountability Strategies to Build a Winning Team! Part one

https://youtu.be/4-9eHdQFJnA

  • Do you want to learn accountability strategies to use immediately?
  • Are you tired of your team blaming others, making excuses or playing the denial game?
  • Would you like to experience a team that honors ownership, accountability, and responsibility?

If so, you are in the right place!  By the time clients contact me to create a training or coaching session, they have tried everything to move their team from acting like high school students to a force of success – with no avail!
The five accountability strategies below will get you started.  There will be more strategies in the next few blog posts.

Accountability Strategy #1: Know your Culture 

It’s time to change a negative culture now!  Share these next blogs with your team to see where your gaps are to change a blaming environment where people point fingers to a culture of team problem-solving.

Accountability Strategy #2: Understanding the Old Definition of Accountability

Ask your team for its own definition of accountability.  This is a great step to know the action steps your team needs to take to move forward.

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Accountability Strategy #3:  A Better Definition of Accountability

Teams need to know the importance of collective and personal accountability.  We are in this together will help build trust and improve morale.

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Accountability Strategy #4:  Encourage a Positive Mindset

Accountability strategy #4 is very important!  A positive mindset is mandatory to make a permanent change.  Hold team members accountable when they blame or play the victim.

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Accountability Strategy #5: Get Rid of the Victim and Blame Game

The sign of a strong team is how it deals with stress and challenges.  Celebrate when desired results are achieved.

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I want to hear from you

Add a comment to my blog on how you measure accountability at work.  Which accountability strategy speaks to you?

You will receive a response from me because I enjoy connecting with my readers! 🙂  You are always welcome to send me a private email with concerns that you are experiencing at work.

Check out my NEW Testimonial Page on JoyceWeiss.com at the link below:
You may know some of my clients! 😉  
Here’s the link 

Until next time,

Joyce Weiss, M.A., CSP
Career Coach and Corporate Communication Strategist

Have a great week.

Remember, YOU Get What YOU Tolerate!

 

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A Career Development Strategy to Protect Your Reputation

Women’s Health Magazine interviewed me on how to resolve conflict in the workplace.
The subtitle of the article is “If you don’t settle on-the-job disputes the right way, you could get a bad rap.”

Career Development Strategy #1:  Listen to the Debate 

Whether you and your cube-mate are debating the best approach to use on a big project or her/his obnoxious cologne choices, your coworkers see the same thing: a catfight. Workplace conflicts between two women are judged to have more negative consequences that conflict between two men or one woman and one man, according to a new study in the journal
Academy of Management Perspectives.

Career Development Strategy #2:  How to Respond During a Conflict

  • Don’t worry and vent – be direct with respect®
  • Keep conflicts task oriented – remove emotion if possible (not so easy to do!)
  • Dial back your voice
  • Hit pause – Get into the GAP and decide how you want/need to respond
  • Avoid the gossip – Communicate directly with the person

I want to Hear From YOU

Send your ideas to me about how you have seen others damage their reputation at work.
They can be short, long, stories, or observations. This could be an entirely new blog post for me to write about.
I suggest that you DON’T use names! 🙂

Here’s the link for your FREE Communication Assessment communication strategies |Joyce Weiss | Communication Strategist | Career Coach | assessment

This will help you measure the impact of conflict and communication on your career and bottom line!
I will send you an email after you complete the assessment. It will be productive, fun, and you will learn something new about your communication!
I look forward to responding with you soon.

Until next time,

Joyce Weiss, M.A., CSP
Career Coach and Corporate Communication Strategist

Have a great week.

Remember, YOU Get What YOU Tolerate!

This is Joyce Weiss
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No More Food Fights! Team Strategies

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Are you tired of employees or co-workers complaining about each other?

Do you want to develop an environment of Esprit de Corps where people get along and RESPECT in the workplace is part of your culture?
Search my previous blog posts on “conflict in the workplace” where you will find tips on how to remove barriers and build strong teams.

Now that your team is removing obstacles, the following tips will help build a positive environment.

 

Team Strategies #1: Esprit de Corps team strategies | repair generational conflict

  • Each person is committed to each others’ success
  • The team supports each other during up and down times
  • The team does whatever it takes to succeed

Team Strategies # 2:  Know the Strengths and Weakness of Each Team Member

There are numerous communication/team assessments on the market.  My clients are always fascinated with the results of Inscape’s DISC Workplace Profile. My group engagement skills help each team member interpret and apply the DISC assessment to improve team communication.

Teams learn the following information after taking the DISC:

  • How to reduce stress/tension with team members who are different than you
  • Create respectful ways to communicate with direct reports, colleagues, and leadership
  • Know your team’s tendencies, work preferences, and desired environment
  • Change, “Why does this person do that?  It’s so irritating!” to “I now understand why this person acts like this and I will figure out how to respond in a productive way.”
  • Take your professional development to a higher level through communication empowerment

I want to hear from you

Add a comment to my blog on how you stop food fights with your own team strategies.  What stories or expressions help?
You will receive a response from me because I enjoy connecting with my readers! 🙂  You are always welcome to send me a private email with concerns that you are experiencing at work.

Let me know if you want to discuss how to receive your own DISC assessment for you or your team.  It’s easy and cost effective considering all the valuable information that you will learn about yourself and your team.  Call me at 800.713.1926 for more information.

Until next time,

Joyce Weiss, M.A., CSP
Career Coach and Corporate Communication Strategist

Have a great week.

Remember, YOU Get What YOU Tolerate!  

 

Contact Joyce

Email: joyce@joyceweiss.com
Phone: 248-681-5831