{"id":25627,"date":"2013-11-23T04:15:44","date_gmt":"2013-11-23T02:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/2013\/11\/ill-huff-and-ill-puff-and-ill-blow-your-office-down\/"},"modified":"2013-11-23T04:15:44","modified_gmt":"2013-11-23T02:15:44","slug":"ill-huff-and-ill-puff-and-ill-blow-your-office-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/ill-huff-and-ill-puff-and-ill-blow-your-office-down\/","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019ll huff and I\u2019ll puff and I\u2019ll blow your office down!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We are a culturally rich country with equally diverse workplaces. I love the spirit of inclusivity we\u2019ve fostered in SA but it doesn\u2019t come without its problems. A big stumbling block that immediately comes to mind is the issue of the lack of effective communication in our companies. Do you recognise these archetypical employees in your organisation who you need to kick back to communication 101?<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll huff and I\u2019ll puff and I\u2019ll blow your office down!<\/span><\/p>\n

Beware of the arrogant employee who bursts into your office and immediately, with all guns blazing, starts shouting at you, volubly demanding why you\u2019ve taken a particular action when, in previous discussions, you two \u2018agreed\u2019 something completely different (more often than not, huffy twists things around to suit himself).<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t, whatever you do, start shouting at this person with equal velocity or, worse still, break down into tears of frustration. This won\u2019t solve anything as, more than likely, it will encourage huffy to keep on going. Rather, let him say what he needs to say so he runs out of steam and then, when he\u2019s finally winded, state your side of the story. Don\u2019t even attempt to try and play the same underhanded game he\u2019s spent years perfecting \u2013 chances are very good that you won\u2019t win.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m going to stick my feet where they don\u2019t belong:<\/span><\/p>\n

There\u2019s another sneaky employee \u2013 I like to call her big foot \u2013 who will try to manipulate another employee \u2013 her non de plume will be Taylor Swift \u2013 to do what she wants. However, the tragedy is big foot gets away with her lies and manipulative acts because Taylor believes that big foot is her friend and she is \u2018looking out\u2019 for Taylor. The scary part is that when BF has a vendetta against another employee, she will use Taylor against that person.<\/p>\n

If\u00a0 you\u2019re in the unfortunate position of being on the receiving end of a BF special, don\u2019t react to them emotionally! If needs be, wait until you have calmed down and are able to deal with them unemotionally and rationally. If you\u2019re in the equally unfortunate position of being in the Taylor Swift position, don\u2019t feel guilty that you let yourself be used by a big foot-lookalike: she is highly manipulative and it\u2019s not easy to discover what her real motives are.<\/p>\n

The bottom line is that we need to treat each other with courtesy and respect, and if we do this, effective communication will follow. We need to stop fighting against each other and realise that we\u2019re all working towards a common goal.<\/p>\n

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