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How to turn conflict into ‘productive challenge’

Conflict is usually a much-dreaded scenario in the workplace and something that many people avoid at all costs. However, fear of conflict can be a problem in itself – so much so that it is described as one of the five workplace ‘dysfunctions’ by leadership guru Patrick Lencioni in his bestselling book, ‘Five dysfunctions of a team’.

‘Conflict is a fact of life’, says People Puzzles HR Director Jude Owens. ‘When you interact with people, at some point it is inevitable.’ Jude believes that while conflict is often perceived as negative, it can be a driver for positive change. ‘I sometimes call it productive challenge,’ she says. ‘Sometimes all you are doing is challenging.’

Does your sales team’s ‘selling style’ match your customers’ ‘buying style’?

If you’re looking at ways to fire up your sales and commercial teams and encourage them to think more about the psychology behind a successful sale, then a workshop centred around the EverythingDiSC Sales tool could be a great way to get them to analyse their current approach to selling. It is this analysis that offers your sales teams a greater insight into their own selling style.

Start a career in Digital Marketing in a thriving business

Join our dynamic business and help us continue to grow by supporting all areas of our digital routes to market!

Experience is not necessary as full training on all of our communication channels including LinkedIn, Social Media and SEO/PPC. A CIM Level 4 award is also being provided as part of our offering.

In return you must have excellent written and verbal communication skills, be educated to A level standard or equivalent and of course love learning about new ideas and technologies to support business development and marketing.

The position will be based in Bury St Edmunds and applicants can find out more by emailing hello@peoplepuzzles.co.uk.

Do you know how happy your staff are?

Tell me more… Do you know how happy your staff are?

A staff survey can unlock many insights into how your employees feel about their work, but it can be tricky to capture that data in a meaningful way so that you can actually do something about it. People Puzzles’ Nick Lawson-Williams explains how to make the most of staff engagement surveys.

People Puzzles win Best SME team management initiative at CIPD awards

People Puzzles are delighted to have won the Best SME team management initiative: a prestigious award by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development!