Jerry posted a comment wanting to know what underdog candidates can do to perform better in a tough interview situation.
I’ve been assisting in interviews for an open position in my group. Some of the candidates are missing people skills, personality, etc. A few of the other interviewers visibly showed their displeasure and unease with the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘conflict’
The Tough Interview
Posted in leadership, tagged communication, conflict, leadership on September 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Opposing Views
Posted in communication, tagged communication, conflict, disagreement, opinion, viewpoint on September 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
What should we do in a professional situation when we don’t share another persons point of view? Should we defend our own position or adopt the other person’s standpoint? Should we try to convince and cajoll? Should we overule and squash the other person by laying down the law? Of course, this is dependent on [...]
Conflict!
Posted in communication, tagged arguments, conflict, fighting on September 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Today there was a small conflict at work. I was unquestionably the center of attention, i.e. the focus of the conflict was me.
The background is that a few weeks ago I was involved in requesting a change to a system. Since the person who implemented the change did not consider all the dependencies, a [...]
