Taking a look at Anger Management

You are going to have plenty of angry moments at work. It’s inevitable. A team member might call out stick, leaving the rest of you in a lunch; an employee may become indignant or miss a deadline; or a superior might dump a project on you at the last minute .occasional bouts of anger are an undeniable part of life.

When you start feeling angry every day, however it will be time to assess whether or not you have reached an unreasonable or unmanageable level. Will you be able to catch and control your anger before it turns able to catch and control your anger before it turns into rage? Better yet, will you be able to identify misplaced anger in your employees before they go off the deep end or some sort of workplace violence occurs?

We are going to come back to the subject of anger management a quite a bit over the next few days. 

We feel that gaining a strong understanding of anger, anger management, and how it impacts workplace performance is important facet of your management training and will only serve to help you form your own unique style of leadership.

We are going to discuss the reasons why people get angry, how they deal with anger, and what you can do to control and manage situations as they arise.

Always try to reciprocate when someone does something for them. Instead of just saying thank you show your gratitude by focusing on something they want and help them with it. When you want someone else to help you, it is quiet natural that you must also be ready to help them even before they ask.

Don’t be too formal when you say thank you, it will defeat the purpose of the word and the feel which it should carry.

Author and post Maya Angelou said, “I’ve learned that people forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel”.

Don’t try to be poetic while thinking something saying it directly will be suffice and will hit right in the feels.

If these simple steps can be followed, then you don’t have to hesitate when you need to ask for help the next time.

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Warm Regards

BS

Founder-HR Talent Focus

How the Managers are Judged

As a manager you'll find that conducting performance evaluation is one of the most difficult part of your job. What you mightn't always realize, though is that someone-somewhere is preparing to evaluate your performance as a manager as well.

So what critera are used to evaluage the performance of a manager? consider the following:

• Are you skilled in all three of the managements roles we've been discussing interpersonal, informational and decision making?
• Are you able to set and achieve goal on your own.
• Do you and your team make your customer happy.
• Do you make efficient us of the resources and talents that have been made available to you?
• Are you capable of taking advantage of the diversity found within your work group?
• Are you ethical in your decision making process.

If you can answer YES to all of the questions above than you're doing a pretty good job. If not, you'll need to take a step back and determine why the answer was NO. Are there things you need to change about the way you interact with your employees? should you be more controlling or give your team more free reign? Your ability to answer these question and then response to them will determine your success as a managers.

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Warm Regards,
BS
Founder- HR Talent Focus

3 QUICK TIPS ON MAPPING ANGER IN THE OFFICE:

Stress full happen all too frequently at the office.  A customer may be incredibly pushy, asking for things that simply cannot be done.

Your boss may be too demanding, expecting too much from you.

Various situations can cause you to lose you cool and lash out, however his should never be done in a professional setting.

Some individuals naturally know how to deal with trying occasions, but others do not. It is never too late to learn to manage your anger in the workplace.

STOP: The first, and most valuable tip anyone can give to someone trying to control, an outburst of anger is simply to stop.

This takes not only incredible self-control but the self-awareness to quickly understand when you are about to get angry and raise your voice, or say something rude.

The first step is learning to gauge your own emotions, and comprehending what makes you upset, mad, frustrated and annoyed.

Then trying to stop your anger in its track; essentially telling your mind and body to freeze in the moment.

Once you have managed this, you will be able to control looking unprofessional in the office, such as when you yell at your staff, slam the office door, or anything else of the sort.

FIND THE POSITIVE:

In any situation, no matter how desperate it may seem, there is a ra of light or something that can provide hope for a positive outcome.

Your anger may be due to someone else mistake or incompetence, or simply because you felt disrespected or unappreciated.

These are all valid feelings that should not be suppressed; however, there are healthy ways to deal with these issues that would be much more productive if there were resolved without any anger.

Therefore, take the time to truly  evaluate what has occurred and how you feel about it and then fine a positive way to discuss that with the offending party.

CHANGING YOUR LIFESTYLE:

Although this can’t be accomplished on the spot, when you feel rage coming on your daily lifestyle truly plays a big role in how often you become angry any how intense your aggression is.

Managers that are overworked, underslept and stressed out typically fly off the handle much more than those that are not. Therefore, take care of your mental and physical well being by resting, exercising eating right and possibly trying yoga and meditation. These steps can help you become healthier thus making you calmer.

Anger in the workplace can not only hurt your professional career by preventing you from getting a promotion or even possibly leading to a termination of employment, but it is bad for your health.

Therefore, use the three tips to stop anger in its track at work.

Courtesy: http://www.mtdtraining.com


Warm Regards
BS
Founder-HR Talent Focus