Be a people’s champion, know how to deal with difficult personalities

<p>Manila&comma; Philippines &&num;8212&semi; Working can get even more stressful when the people around you constantly push your buttons and test your patience&period; However&comma; as a professional&comma; one has to learn how to deal with difficult personalities and turn conflict into cooperation&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to Monette Iturralde-Hamlin&comma; a seasoned public speaker and trainer&comma; and president and founder of strategic communications firm TeamAsia&comma; a harmonious work environment can be achieved through breakthrough communication&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Communication is always the key&period; You don’t necessarily have to like everybody but you must know how to communicate well even to the most unwanted person in the group&period;”<&excl;--more--><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Breakthrough communication is characterized by knowing yourself&comma; the people you are working with and their intentions&period; You must be equipped with the necessary communication skills and these skills can be acquired through your willingness to understand&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>To understand why some people behave the way that they do&comma; Iturralde-Hamlin equips participants with a way of looking at difficult situations and evaluating how to handle them&period; &nbsp&semi;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Understanding and listening are keys to dealing with difficult people&period; It is a must to know where they are coming from because at some point in your career&comma; you may have been one of them too&comma;” shared Iturralde-Hamlin&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>On June 11&comma; 2014&comma; Iturralde-Hamlin will conduct the <em>Handling Difficult People Workshop<&sol;em>&comma; a workshop designed to to de-stress all of your difficult relationships&comma; on or even off the job&excl; It will provide insights on how you can change your behavior and reaction toward those who make life difficult for you&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>This workshop will be held at the TeamAsia Training Room located in Northgate Cyberzone&comma; Filinvest Corporate City&comma; Alabang&comma; Muntinlupa City&period; For registration and inquiries&comma; please contact Darwin Santiago at telephone number &lpar;02&rpar; 757-3500 local 332&comma; or via email at <a href&equals;"mailto&colon;dfsantiago&commat;old&period;teamasia&period;com">dfsantiago&commat;old&period;teamasia&period;com<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>About TeamAsia<&sol;strong><br &sol;>&NewLine;TeamAsia is an award-winning strategic marketing communications firm that creates&comma; develops and sustains visibility for place&comma; corporate&comma; and personal brands through effective&comma; meaningful and compelling integrated marketing communication strategies&period; Its core businesses include design services&semi; public relations&comma; editorial and research&comma; copywriting&comma; and SEO services&semi; media relations&semi; stakeholder relations&semi; event management&semi; social marketing and digital campaign management&semi; and web development&period; The agency also aims to educate through workshops and seminars primarily related to its core communications businesses&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;