Schreiber Training

Wise Link Wednesday

A great reminder of how to deal with co-workers that get under your skin.

How To Deal With Coworkers You Can't Stand - In Photos: The 13 Most Frustrating Coworker Types... In their new book Dealing with People You Can't Stand, Dr. Rick Brinkman and Dr. Rick Kirschner identify the 13 most frustrating archetypes and how to work with them. 'You can be one of the people who brings out the best in people at their worst,' says Dr. Kirschner.

Thoughts on Tuesday

Another short video, full of tips of how you can communicate in your workplace.

Tips to improve work relationships Expert advice on how to make sure you have healthy working relationships.

Milo on Monday

"Acquiring a dog may be the only opportunity a human ever has to choose a relative." -- Mordecai Siegal

It’s true, I had a choice to rescue Milo. And, I’ll admit, at times I have stated that he “rescued” me as well. So in a sense, we chose each other and are very happy in our decision!

But, typically at work, we don’t acquire our co-workers. We don’t usually have a choice of whom we work with. But if you could hand pick who your fellow employees, who would you pick? People similar to you? Drastically different? A friend? A relative?!

Milo on Monday

"We long for an affection altogether ignorant of our faults. Heaven has accorded this to us in the uncritical canine attachment." ~George Eliot

Rest assured, Milo will never criticize me. But what if he could? Would he complain that I don’t walk fast enough? Or that I’m not creative with his standard, twice a day food offerings? Or that my belly rubs are too short?

I have found that people (not dogs!) generally critique others when some need of theirs is not being met. With this in mind, I encourage clients to think about the criticism before reacting. Take a moment to understand the “why” of the criticism in addition to the “what”.