Managing Difficult Situations

Managing Difficult Situations

Every member of the practice team will face uncomfortable situations from time to time, whether with clients, colleagues or suppliers. Yet it’s not the person that’s difficult, rather the situation they find themselves in (surprised by a large bill, frustrated at their pet’s poor prognosis, angry at being cut off the phone again, for example).

This two-part remote workshop will give you practical skills and techniques to help understand and successfully manage the four aspects of every difficult situation:

• You
• The other person
• Patient
• Context

Managing Difficult Situations – The Course

What will I get?

Before the workshop you will receive a personalised DISC report, highlighting unique innate communication preferences and styles so that you can tailor learnings from the course to suit your own personality and circumstances.

Part one of the workshop will explore the bigger picture of process and people – where are the touchpoints on the customer journey that commonly cause issues? What do good and bad experiences look and feel like?

Part two looks in detail at effective communication, using tools such as KLARDOC and showing you how to spot patterns and modify behaviours in order to prevent and pre-empt issues.

Why do I need it?

Reframing difficult situations as products of a unique set of challenging (but manageable) circumstances, rather than simply as a clash with a difficult person, will help you deal calmly and effectively with inevitable differences of opinion. Equipped with an understanding of your own communication preferences, and armed with a comprehensive set of practical tools, you’ll then be able to confidently defuse even the most difficult situation.

The two-part remote workshop, with personal DISC report, costs £330+VAT

You’ll need Zoom installed on your laptop or desktop in order to participate.