Human Relations : Part # 11

Defining Frustrations.

You get frustrated at your workplace when you are prevented from accomplishing your "purpose", or fulfilling your desire(s).

Three situations that are often frustrating to you at your workplace are frustrations caused by stress / distress such as:

1. overworking your job
2. trying to achieve too many goals in the same time
3. working with overtly stubborn peers, and superiors

Four ways in which you could overcome your frustrations at your workplace are:

Admit to yourself that your frustrations make you behave aggressively through for example verbal aggression, and teach yourself to recognize them.

                                                                       

Try to recognize aggressive behaviours in your co - workers including your managers too.           

Their aggressive behaviours may not be directed toward you personally, but you may just happen to be at the wrong place, at the wrong time.

Be sensitive about your own natural aggressions, especially your verbal ones, and be very cautious about them in your group discussions, and staff meetings as well.

Don't allow aggressive behaviours by your co - workers stop you from achieving your goals!

Also, a good understanding of emotions i.e. having emotional intelligence may help an employee create a good job career for themselves by yielding the benefits of becoming more aware of other worker's needs, creating a good self - image, and creating better social interactions at your workplace!

Human Relations : Part # 10

Teamwork!

Teamwork is the cooperative effort(s) by the members of a team, or group to achieve a common goal.

The four C's to be an effective team member are :

1. Conformity to all, and every decision made with the other team members.
2. Cooperation with the other team members without unnecessary conflicts.
3. Contributing talents, and skills.
4. Collaborating with the other team members.

A team of people from different cultures will have greater perspectives about work than a team of people who are all from the same background.

A team of people from different cultures may present many diverse challenges to both management, and  team members, especially in a culturally "sensitive" workplace.

One must learn to be effective!

With a proper understanding of people, and the Mutual Reward Theory (M. R. T.) - please read Human Relations : Part # 8 - the successes of a work team may be excellent!

The five attitude factors that need to be present among team members to make the team successful are :

1. Acceptance of the team concept.
2. Accepting the four C's to be an effective team member.
3. Employees must be responsible for their own actions at the workplace!
4. Employees must keep their attitude good.
5. Employees must be self - disciplined.

Also, anyone who has played out a season on a formally organized sports team would have some very valuable insights into what makes a work team successful.

The more insights, the better!