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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Reduce Conflict in the Workplace by Creating Strong Teams

I recently had the honor of being the keynote speaker for the MI Health Information Management Association (MHIMA) on the topic of Reducing Conflict in the Workplace by Creating Strong Teams.  Their theme was Soaring Higher, Faster, Stronger…Through Team Synergy.  A special thanks goes to April Martin and Marsha Allen for bringing me back and to Ginny Pitts and Denise Holstege for some great input from their interviews.

MHIMA members are dedicated to the effective management of personal health information needed to deliver quality healthcare in the public.

  • Advancing data accuracy
  • Advocating confidentiality
  • Championing new technology

Hopefully the following tips that I presented to the members can provide you with strategies to help you build strong teams:

  • The Johari Window Exercise is still an effective tool to take down barriers … improving communication skills
    1. Discuss the Arena:  Things I know about me, you know about me
    2. Discuss the Potential:  Things we don’t know about each other
    3. Discover Blind Spots:  You know about me, I don’t know about myself
    4. Remove the Facade/Mask:  Things I know about myself that you don’t
  • Ask the important question…What do you bring to the team?  Are you …
    1.  A Creator:  Endless ideas, energy, confidence, enthusiasm?
    2.  An Advancer:  Energy, promote ideas, excitement, some control, persistence, organization, make ideas real?
    3.  A Refiner:  Find flaws, willing to challenge, pushes toward completion, likes research and details?
    4.  An Executor:  Step by step you get the job done, thorough, good process thinker?
    We need creators, advancers, refiners, and executors to create strong teams and reduce conflict in the workplace!
  • Esprit de Corps happens when…
    1.  Each person is committed to each others success
    2.  The team supports each other during up and down times
    3.  The team does what ever it takes to succeed 

    If you have questions on any of these tips please feel free to call (800.713.1926) or email:  Joyce@JoyceWeiss.com

    Check out the short video below:

 

What is your most pressing issue about creating strong teams?
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Joyce Weiss
Conflict in the Workplace Consultant

 

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The New Normal: Doing More with Less to Decrease Conflict in the Workplace

I had the pleasure of being a presenter at a conference sponsored by the MI Society of Government Meeting Planners in Grand Rapids MI.  The topic was The New Normal:  Doing More with Less.  The main idea was to reduce conflict in the workplace by improving communication skills. Thanks to Andy Silver, The Director of Training for MI Department of Community Health, who helped me understand the needs of the audience which helped me customize the program to their needs.

The following is a list of 3 questions for you to ask yourself and share with your team to discover how you can improve your working c0ndition and decrease conflict in the workplace:
1.  What systems do you use to identify what is important to whom and when?
2.  How do you weed out or stop things that are not working and recharge with new program alignment?
3.  What barriers are hindering you from creating a positive work environment?

The answers to these questions are a good way for you to improve your working condition and reduce conflict in the workplace.  Your team can improve communication skills by coming up with new ideas on how to do more with less.

Please share your answers with me and I will respond because I enjoy connecting with my loyal readers!

Below are 2 short video testimonials that describe how Doris Sims from the Greater Lansing CVB and Mona Murphy from Flint Area CVB enjoyed the session.

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Until the next time…Joyce Weiss

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