Whether you’re interacting with colleagues, subordinates or management, gaining respect and cultivating influence are absolutely essential to your success and effectiveness as an administrative professional. In this important segment, you’ll focus on the key elements of influencing others and improving workplace relationships, specifically how to:
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Foster collaboration and influence outcomesIncrease your ability to exert influence without authorityUnderstand the person you are hoping to influenceEstablish instant trust and rapport with othersAnalyze your personal Behavioral Styles ProfileAdapt your behavioral style to the person you are dealing withUnderstand the role behavioral patterns play in influencing othersRecognize the major behavioral patterns that exist in organizationsCope with different and sometimes difficult people"Map" difficult people to gain insight into what makes them tickDevelop influence strategies for turning resistance into agreementDeal with negativity in the workplaceDevelop the five communication techniques of all successful APExpress yourself so you will be listened toAdapt your individual style to those with differing stylesGet greater results from hard to handle staffLearn tips for stopping the “Tough Guy” coldDeal with touchy people who take things personally | 
Cope with negative people, excuse-makers and blamersHandle Super-Agreeables who just tell you what they think you want to hearDeal with Snipers that use innuendoes and under-their- breath remarksCope with those who just want to hear themselves speakWhat really triggers difficult people to behave inappropriatelyConflict management techniques for dealing with the entire range of difficult personalitiesHow to diffuse volatile situationsDeal successfully with sarcasm, put-downs and hostile aggressive individualsEnable behavioral style differences to work for you and not against youCope successfully with complainers and those who will not communicateDevelop four new methods for minimizing interpersonal conflictsReceive forty tips for successfully working with others as part of a teamLearn to work through conflict situations while influencing othersGet more people to like you! |