Hey conflicted friends,
I got this in my breakfast email and thought it suggests a lot of interesting thoughts etc. and so am passing it along-yeah I am not the shy type-to you.
Hope that you are enjoying your coffee too! And, urm, I like your work and if you are around New York, come over and help me with my garden,
Your are so great!
Charles
| | | | | | | | | MAY 28, 2009 | | 2 Ways to Repair a Damaged Relationship | | | It's happened to all of us: a disagreement in the conference room leads to bad blood between you and your colleague. It's nothing personal, but the relationship feels strained at best, and downright damaged at worst. Try these two tactics to restore peace: - Ask for a favor: This may seem counterintuitive, but it works. Allow your colleague to demonstrate her knowledge and/or her generosity. By allowing her to help you, you've put her in a magnanimous position.
- Flatter, genuinely. Even if someone is difficult to work with, you can probably find a quality you admire: strong ethics, conviction. Compliment your colleague on that quality and watch him soften. Be genuine, or it can easily backfire. Deliver compliments in the context of a project or meeting and don't say anything you don't mean.
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