HOW TO GET ALONG WITH YOUR COWORKERS

THE BASICS

by Christopher Flatt

www.becomingachef.co.uk

HOW TO GET ALONG WITH YOUR COWORKERS

Getting Along With Coworkers Can Be Difficult

At Times, But Getting Along At Work Is Crucial

To Maintaining A Healthy Lifestyle. Here Are My

Top Tips To Help You Maintain Friendly

Relations In Your Workplace.

LISTEN TO YOUR COLLEAGUE

This Sounds Obvious—of Course

Often We Think We Are Paying Attention To What

Someone Is Saying To Us We Are Actually Distracted

Make Sure That You Stay Engaged With Your Coworker

Whenever He Or She Is Talking

If You Need To Finish Completing Something, Let Him

Or Her Know, And Then Give Your Full Attention

TAKE AN INTEREST IN THEM

If You Don’t Listen Actively To What Someone Is Saying

To You Then You Won’t Be Able To Take An Interest In

That Person’s Life

Don’t Hesitate To Check In With People, To Ask How

They Are Doing With Their Work

Just Let Them Know That You Care

A Few Words Can Have A Huge Impact

UNDERSTAND WHEN TO BACK OFF Work can be a stressful atmosphere. Keeping this in mind will help you maintain friendly relations with your

coworkers. If you see that your coworker is preoccupied with a phone call or another

issue, wait to speak with them. And always avoid interfering with a coworker’s free time. If there is someone who likes to spend her lunch eating and reading a book,

you might not want to strike up a conversation with her at that moment. Respect that different people have different boundaries and ways of

operating in social situations.

CONCISE COMMUNICATION

Whenever You Are Communicating With A Coworker,

Aim For Concision

Be Direct But Polite, Clear But Kind

Always Think About Whom You Are Speaking With

If You Are Sending An Email, Imagine How The

Person Might React To Your Tone And Word Choice

Be PositiveEven If You Are Having A Bad Day, Remain Positive

Your Job Can Be A Stressful Atmosphere, You Don’t Want To

Create More StressTry To Remain Optimistic About New Challenges And Tasks

Be Solution Oriented Instead Of Saying Sorry, Try To Find A Solution

Instead Of Apologizing Or Complaining Try To Find A Way To

Fix The Problem First

ADMIT WHEN YOU ARE WRONG

This May Be The Most Difficult Item On This List

Who Wants To Admit When He Or She Is Wrong?

But Doing So Will Show Your Coworkers That You

Are Honest And Humble

And Don’t Ever Blame Someone Else For An Error

YOUR WORD IS ALL YOU HAVE

If You Tell Someone That You Are Going To Do

Something, You Should Do It

But We Have All Let Ourselves And Others Down

Work Hard To Follow Through On Your Commitments

If You Fail To Do This, Don’t Be Afraid To Admit Your

Mistake

This Will Go Over Far Better Than Covering Up Your Error

KEEP SOCIAL MEDIA AND WORK SEPARATE

Refrain From Posting Details About Your Work Online

Social Media Is Better For Your Personal Life

A Good Rule Might Be, “If My Boss Saw This, Would

There Be Negative Consequences?” If So, Then You

Might Want To Remove Whatever You Posted

Getting Along With Your Peers Can Sometimes Be

Difficult

In A Workplace, Keeping Friendly Relations Is Critical

Think About How Much Time You Spend At Work

It May Take Work, You Can Learn To Get Along With

Almost Anyone.

And As A Result, Your Work Life And Your Home Life

Will Benefit.