Team Building When: You Need To Persuade A Colleague

Asking a colleague to change the way they do part of a task so your job is easier can be tough to do. This brief video demonstrates a successful approach to persuading a coworker to modify a process so that it benefits both of you, and ultimately the company or customer. You’ll get pointers on how to explain why you want something done differently, why doing it differently is desirable, how the change positively impacts the person whose help you’re seeking, and finally, how to show your appreciation for gaining their cooperation. Spend five minutes to find out how to be persuasive and appreciative.

This course is part of the Team Building When series on workplace communication. Use the courses in this series to help solve specific workplace issues, whether you are a manager remediating a situation or an individual trying to deal with a problem. These short vignettes present common communication dilemmas in the workplace. Human Resource expert Hugh Murray shares communication strategies and tactics for navigating these situations.

Each vignette features narrative examples for employees to see the wrong and right way to handle a problem, and ends with a short assessment to measure learner comprehension. Each course also includes a leader guide and a downloadable “key points” document to help you remember the communication strategy. These courses make for great training on their own, or used as a series.

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Anyone looking to present a change in work practice to a colleague

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