Leadership Matters

In the workplace, how we behave has a powerful impact on determining whether we will be successful or not and whether our work environment functions at its greatest capacity. We encounter co-workers with whom we seem to naturally be in sync with and others with whom we never seem to see eye to eye. Each day we work with people who vary greatly in their personality. Having a wide variety of personalities presents a tremendous opportunity for growth and creativity as well as a potential for conflict due to misunderstandings from different viewpoints. Personality conflicts can impact a person’s ability to be productive, and can undermine the effectiveness of a team. It can create some of the greatest workplace challenges we will face. So, how do you deal with so many different characters? How do we manage workplace relationships so that we are not derailed by personality conflicts and can leverage the benefits of personality differences?