Communication beyond conflict

Yesterday I went to a talk on ‘communication beyond conflict’. This was the latest in the talks hosted by the Surrey Economic Partnership and I was keen to see how the breakfast seminars ran as preparation for a talk we are giving next month.

Despite the title ‘communication beyond conflict’, the breakfast meeting was very relaxed and informative. Sub headed ‘it takes two to tango’ Barney Tremblay from Professional Impact talked us through some strategies for dealing with difficult communication issues within the workplace.

Barney talked about ‘perceived’ conflict vs. ‘actual’ conflict, the idea that one should look at oneself and ask some serious questions before trying to solve a problem that may not actually exist! And to this end Barney sent us each home with a mirror and some good advice for keeping the workplace calm and sane.

Barney will be a hard act to follow but thebluedoor are looking forward to delivering the next seminar ‘content is king’ for SEP on the 10^th March – hope to see you there.