Welcome to How To Handle Difficult People

Welcome to How To Handle Difficult People

Reasons for Learning the Skill of Dealing with Difficult People  Keeps you from going crazy  Separates the people from the problem  Assists in accomplishing objectives  Increase ministry effectiveness  Forces you to practice self-discipline

What Makes a Person “Difficult”? They are a bottleneck to the productivity in the congregation Constant complaining about everything No concern for others feelings They do not live out the Great Commandment When people interrupt your conversation DD of29

What Are Some Challenging Behaviors? BlamingManipulatingInterrupting SarcasticExcuse-makingControlling CriticizingYellingComplaining GossipingMurmuringPassive Aggressive

Biblical Model to Handle Conflict "If your brother sins against you, go and show him his fault, just between the two of you. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over. But if he will not listen, take one or two others along, so that 'every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.' If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if he refuses to listen even to the church, treat him as you would a pagan or a tax collector. "I tell you the truth, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.

2 Corinthians 12:20 20For I fear that when I come, I may find you not as I wish, and that you may find me not as you wish; I fear that there may perhaps be quarrelling, jealousy, anger, selfishness, slander, gossip, conceit, and disorder.

Staying Calm 1.Breathe In through the nose – out through the mouth Pace Depth 2.Relax Jaws Neck Body 3.Maintain Healthy Attitude Nondefensive Confident, not arogant Don’t take yourself to seriously 4.Repeat coping statements

Dealing with your emotions in difficult situations F E A R ace the conflict/difficult people xpect the best results ssess the situation eact appropriately

10 Myths About Anger 1.Getting angry is the only way to get things done 2.It’s only natural to respond that way 3.Strongly confronting an angry person will back them down 4.Intimidation wins respect 5.Verbal or physical venting will have lasting calming effects 6.Anger is a bad emotion 7.There is only one way to deal with anger 8.Anger can’t be helped (it is just the way I am) 9.Not getting angry means they got away with it. 10.Ignore it and it will go away

What Are Some Challenging Behaviors? BlamingManipulatingInterrupting SarcasticExcuse-makingYelling CriticizingOne-upmanshipComplaining GossipingMurmuringPassive Aggressive

Identify Your Personal Communication Style and Understand Others Task Focus Passive Aggressive People Focus Get It RightGet It Done Get AlongGet Appreciated

Get It Right Strengths »Accurate »Fact finder »Precise »Organized

Get It Right Weaknesses »Stubborn »Boring »Unimaginative »Change stifler

Get It Right Effective Behaviors Know your stuff Schedule time – make an appointment Use facts, logic, and structure Proceed step-by-step

Get It Done Strengths »Decisive »Gets things done »Confident

Get It Done Weaknesses »Intimidates »Alienates people »Uses force instead of cooperation

Get It Done Effective Behaviors Get to the point Approach businesslike Be task-oriented Understand and support their goals

Get Appreciated Strengths »People-oriented »Persuasive »Verbal skills »Optimistic

Get Appreciated Weaknesses »Egotistical »Lacks follow-through »Flaky »Disorganized

Get Appreciated Effective Behaviors Use flexibility Be enthusiastic Let them talk Use demonstrations

Get Along Strengths »Likeable »Loyal »Team Player »Patient

Get Along Weaknesses »Indecisive »Wasted time »Overly emotional »Illogical decisions

Get Along Effective Behaviors Be casual and sincere Slow down and listen Make honesty safe Set goals Build them up

Identify Your Personal Communication Style and Understand Others Task Focus Passive Aggressive People Focus Get It RightGet It Done Get AlongGet Appreciated

Gain More Power With Difficult People 1.Pacing 2.Backtracking 3.Clarifying

Is It Worth Salvaging? DD of29 ProsCons

Conflict Management Strategies Collaborate Compete Compromise Avoid Accommodate

Tips for Managing Conflict Deal with conflict in a timely manner If possible, keep information about the conflict confidential Take responsibility for personal change Focus on problem solving

True insanity is continuing to do what we have always done and expecting a different outcome. Freud