Online Class: How to Deal with Difficult Personalities

This course transforms workplace interactions by equipping you with the skills to recognize, manage, and collaborate with challenging personalities while safeguarding your mental peace. With insights into stress management, conflict resolution, and boundary setting, you'll learn to maintain productivity and harmony in any professional setting.

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  • 11
    Lessons
  • 13
    Exams &
    Assignments
  • 7,081
    Students
    have taken this course
  • 7
    Hours
    average time
  • 0.7
    CEUs
 
 
 

Course Description

Mastering Workplace Dynamics: Navigating Complex Personalities with Poise

The modern workplace can be a melting pot of personalities, some harmonious and others challenging. Encountering difficult or toxic individuals is an unfortunate reality for many professionals. Such interactions can take a toll, affecting mental well-being, job performance, and overall satisfaction. When the challenging individual occupies the office next door or, even more dauntingly, is in a position of authority over you, the pressure intensifies. However, with the right knowledge and tools, one can navigate these treacherous waters with confidence and skill.

Understanding, confronting, and effectively managing difficult personalities is not just about conflict resolution—it’s about preserving your peace, ensuring your rights, and maintaining a productive work environment. Our comprehensive course offers guidance on mastering these very aspects, equipping you to handle complex workplace dynamics.

Course Highlights:

  • Recognizing Difficult Personalities: Understand and categorize various challenging behaviors you might encounter, from the overtly aggressive to the subtly undermining.

  • Your Rights in the Workplace: A foundational overview of your rights as an employee. This segment will empower you to distinguish between acceptable workplace behavior and what crosses the line.

  • Stress Management: Techniques to handle on-the-job pressures and maintain a balanced mental state, ensuring that external negativity doesn't erode your inner peace.

  • Establishing Boundaries: Learn to assertively define your personal and professional boundaries, ensuring mutual respect between you and your colleagues.

  • Effective Collaboration: Delve into methods that promote harmonious team dynamics, even when working with challenging personalities.

  • Conflict Resolution: Acquire actionable strategies to resolve disputes and misunderstandings before they escalate, preserving workplace morale.

  • Decoding Body Language: Enhance your ability to read non-verbal cues, a skill invaluable in gauging unspoken intentions and sentiments.

  • Handling Aggression: Strategies and tools to defuse aggressive behavior and ensure your safety and dignity.

  • Dealing with Critics and Power Dynamics: Equip yourself with techniques to manage those who constantly criticize or display overt power-seeking tendencies.

  • Managing the Unproductive: Addressing the “slackers” and those who drain team energy, ensuring consistent productivity.

  • Avoiding Office Gossip: Navigate away from unhealthy workplace gossip and its repercussions, promoting a culture of positivity.

  • Gender Dynamics in the Workplace: Understanding the nuances of gender interactions and ensuring an environment of equality and respect.

  • Confronting Prejudice: Tactics and approaches to handle instances of prejudice, ensuring that biases, in any form, are addressed and eradicated.

  • Standing up to Authoritative Figures: Courageously and respectfully asserting yourself when confronted with a bullying boss or superior.

Course Impact:

Engaging with this course will not just impart knowledge, but it will empower you. You'll be better positioned to foster healthy interactions, confront issues with tact and confidence, and ensure that your work environment remains positive and productive. You don’t have to be a silent sufferer of negative workplace dynamics. Equip yourself with the skills to champion not just for your rights, but also for a healthier, happier workplace for all.

In today’s ever-evolving workplace, the ability to handle complex personalities and situations is not just a skill, but a necessity. Register today and invest in not just your professional growth, but also your peace of mind. Let this course be your comprehensive guide to mastering the intricate dance of workplace dynamics.

  • Completely Online
  • Self-Paced
  • Printable Lessons
  • Full HD Video  
  • 6 Months to Complete
  • 24/7 Availability
  • Start Anytime
  • PC & Mac Compatible
  • Android & iOS Friendly
  • Accredited CEUs
Universal Class is an IACET Accredited Provider
 
 

Course Lessons

Average Lesson Rating:
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Lesson 1. Workplace Harmony: Navigating Relationships and Stress

Creating a personal calm space at work, with items like tea or headphones, can help offset stress and maintain professionalism. Regular breaks and small comforting items can provide emotional support and perspective during tough times. 10 Total Points
  • Lesson 1 Video
  • Lesson discussions: Difficult People; Reasons for Taking this Course
  • Complete Assignment: An Introduction
  • Assessment: Lesson 1: Course Introduction

Lesson 2. Staying Calm Under Pressure: The Key to Effective Conflict Management

Engaging in workplace conflicts calmly and respectfully can lead to productive resolutions, even if the other party is difficult. Use techniques to manage your emotions, propose solutions, and recognize when mediation may be necessary. Additional lesson topics: Basic Conflict Resolution Strategies 10 Total Points
  • Lesson 2 Video
  • Assessment: Lesson 2: Basic Conflict Resolution

Lesson 3. Body Language Insights

Our body language often communicates more than our words, with gestures and expressions providing subtext that can guide effective interactions. By understanding non-verbal communication, we can navigate workplace dynamics, command respect, and resolve conflicts proactively. Additional lesson topics: Using Body Language 11 Total Points
  • Lesson 3 Video
  • Assessment: Lesson 3: Understanding Body Language

Lesson 4. Workplace Bullies: Recognize, Respond, Resolve

Drawing parallels to childhood bullies, workplace bullies similarly seek power through humiliation, impacting not only self-esteem but financial security. They manifest through chronic, opportunistic, accidental, or substance-influenced behaviors, preying on vulnerable yet promising individuals. 12 Total Points
  • Lesson 4 Video
  • Assessment: Lesson 4: Bullies

Lesson 5. Thriving Among Power-Hungry Colleagues

Workplace dynamics can often become complicated with critics undermining your efforts and rivals vying for dominance; this lesson offers strategies for handling both. Use introspection to benefit from valid criticism and rivalry, while confronting or ignoring detrimental behaviors without internalizing them. 11 Total Points
  • Lesson 5 Video
  • Lesson discussions: Rivalry
  • Assessment: Lesson 5: Power Struggles: Handling Critics, Rivals and Power Freaks With Panache

Lesson 6. Navigating the Challenges of Slackers and Workplace Energy Vampires

The dual challenges of workplace slackers and energy vampires are addressed in this lesson, highlighting the need to manage one's own performance despite potential distractions or negativity. Strategies such as direct confrontation or setting boundaries are provided to mitigate the impact of these colleagues on your productivity. 12 Total Points
  • Lesson 6 Video
  • Assessment: Lesson 6: Slackers and Energy Vampires

Lesson 7. Gossip at Work: Recognizing and Addressing Harmful Talk

Martha speculates about Cathy's health in an attempt to capture Jim's attention, showcasing how gossip can arise from a need for interaction rather than genuine concern. Such behavior highlights the pervasive impact of gossip on workplace relationships and emphasizes the importance of respecting colleagues' privacy. 12 Total Points
  • Lesson 7 Video
  • Assessment: Lesson 7: Gossip Girls (and Guys)

Lesson 8. Confronting Prejudice: Upholding Equality in the Workplace

Excessive sarcasm may stem from insecurity, leading to hurtful situations, while backstabbers exploit personal information for gain. Addressing sarcasm calmly and not sharing sensitive data with backstabbers can protect your emotional and professional space. 12 Total Points
  • Lesson 8 Video
  • Assessment: Lesson 8: Problematic Personalities

Lesson 9. Understanding Gender Discourse in the Workplace: A Deep Dive into Common Conflicts and Solutions

The content outlines gender-specific communication traits, emphasizing males' penchant for concise exchanges compared to females' preference for personal rapport and detailed discussions. Constructively addressing these styles can minimize misinterpretations and enhance workplace harmony. 9 Total Points
  • Lesson 9 Video
  • Assessment: Lesson 9: When Men and Women Collide: Gender Differences In The Workplace

Lesson 10. Surviving a Power Freak Boss

Dealing with a tyrannical boss involves avoiding feeding their paranoia and being consistently reliable; failure to uphold your word only worsens the situation. Establish boundaries for your personal time, and if the abuse becomes unbearable, document everything and involve HR. 10 Total Points
  • Lesson 10 Video
  • Assessment: Lesson 10: When The Bully Is Your Boss

Lesson 11. Be the Teammate You Wish For: Steps to Successful Collaboration

Success in teamwork relies on being prepared, communicative, and willing to embrace different perspectives; avoid defensiveness and promote a caring, open atmosphere. Utilize collaborative tools such as roundtable brainstorming and structured agendas to channel diverse ideas effectively and ensure comprehensive team engagement. 64 Total Points
  • Lesson 11 Video
  • Lesson discussions: Collaboration; Program Evaluation Follow-up Survey (End of Course); Course Comments
  • Assessment: Lesson 11: Successful Collaboration
  • Assessment: The Final Exam
173
Total Course Points
 

Learning Outcomes

By successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  • Describe basic conflict resolution processes.
  • Evaluate body language.
  • Identify bullies.
  • Recognize power struggles.
  • Describe and identify slackers and energy vampires.
  • Recognize office gossip and its effects on the workplace.
  • Recognize and reconcile problematic personalities.
  • Describe methods for dealing with a bully as a boss.
  • Describe benefits of successful collaboration.
  • Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.
 

Additional Course Information

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Course Title: How to Deal with Difficult Personalities
Course Number: 7550249
Lessons Rating: 4.3 / 5 Stars (5,706 votes)
Languages: English - United States, Canada and other English speaking countries
Availability: Accessible from any state in the U.S., this course covers key areas such as California, Texas, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, and Georgia. The course is also offered in English-speaking nations like Australia, Canada, the UK, and South Africa.
Last Updated: April 2024
CEU Value: 0.7 IACET CEUs (Continuing Education Units)
CE Accreditation: Universal Class, Inc. has been accredited as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET).
Grading Policy: Earn a final grade of 70% or higher to receive an online/downloadable CEU Certification documenting CEUs earned.
Course Type: Self-Paced, Online Classes
Assessment Method: Lesson assignments and review exams
Proctor: UniversalClass Instructional Team
Syllabus: View Syllabus
Course Fee: $120.00 U.S. dollars

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Student Testimonials

  • "Learning how to deal with difficulty personalities in the workplace is important because it teaches us coping mechanisms on how to handle them. For example, a novice worker can easily be swayed into a group of gossiping workers or be in a harmful situation by becoming a victim of bullying. Often we do not learn these defense techniques until much later in our working life. I would recommend this course be taught even earlier perhaps in secondary education before someone enters the workplace. Thank you!" -- Amanda H.
  • "I really appreciated this course! It was a good reminder of how to treat others in the workplace and how I want to be treated. It gave me some good pointers on how to deal with difficult people as well as not being one myself. Thank you!" -- Penny C.
  • "I thought this course was extremely useful, helpful and insightful and it has given me the tools I need if bullying at work ever happens again. Thank you." -- Suzanne D.
  • "I like this instructor very much. Gets to the point with easy to understand options on how to handle different situations. Good examples." -- Robin F.
  • "A lot of this material I already knew about just from being in the work force for so many years. However, the teacher introduced some new coping techniques that never occurred to me, and I am grateful for that." -- Gretchen T.
  • "I think the course was well thought out, easy to follow, and very informative and nicely broken into down into lessons." -- Cheryl E.
  • "I am really please with this course. This course made me realize just how much I have been a victim of bullying in the workplace." -- April M.
  • "I very much respect this instructor. I've taken several classes by him and I find him to be very knowledgeable and organizes his lessons in a way that makes sense." -- Brianna O.
  • "This was a great class that provides you with invaluable skills and tools to better deal with people that are difficult. I liked the instructor and she had all assignments and examsgraded in a ttimely fashion." -- Megan M.
  • "I thought the variety of activities and resources presented throughout each lesson made the course very interesting. I used the supplemental materials and these were also quite helpful." -- Beth M.
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