Dealing with conflict in the workplace is rarely easy. Hurt feelings and anger can lead to lower employee morale (士氣) as well as a loss of productivity and a poor work environment. As a manager. you should find some ways yourself to solve the conflict. The goal is to build a team-centered workforce.
You can use role-reversal (角色轉(zhuǎn)換) methods to help each employee understand how the other feels. This model works best when there are only two parties involved. You can hold a meeting with annoyed workers in your office. You might say. "Jane, explain to me how you would feel if Nancy went to lunch with your clients (客戶(hù) ) without telling you?" Or. "Nancy, how would you respond if Jane came to me with complaints about you, but hadn't tried to talk to you about them first? "
Workers often respond better to praise than criticism. By publicly drawing attention to employees who have healthy work relationships. you can increase the awareness for those who encourage any conflict. Avoid mentioning teams or departments that are being troubled by conflict. Instead. focus on the teams that work well together You might say. "I want to express thanks to the design team for working together to meet the deadline this week," or -Special thanks to the finance department for their teamwork in making sure that the quarterly reports were accurate"
And help your employees see that differences can be good and don't necessarily lead to anger or disagreement This is one of the best ways to settle workplace conflicts. You can meet with employees and try to stress the value of different techniques. This lets all parties know that their own styles can be effective. You might say. " I know you disagree on how to market our services. but when you combine Jim's email marketing with Joe's personal one-on-one phone calls, you can increase sales. The two of you go well together. " Or. "I know you have different styles for interacting with clients. but Sally's take-them-out-for-coffee approach works well together with Ann's formal business meeting style Both are necessary for building relationships and getting work done. "
小題1:To build a team-centered workforce, employers_________.
A．should learn to be considerate
B．should be divided into two parties
C．shouldn't go out with clients alone
D．should learn to accept public criticism
小題2:By saying the underlined sentence "I want to express thanks ...this week". the author tries to
A．differences are not all bad
B．role reversals are necessary
C．the importance of working together
D．the importance of focusing on the positive
小題3:The author's purpose of writing the text is most likely to ________.
A．informB．persuadeC．instructD．eutertain

小題1:A
小題2:D
小題3:C

試題分析：這篇文章就如何在員工中營(yíng)造一個(gè)協(xié)同合作的工作氛圍這一問(wèn)題，給出了一些指導(dǎo)意見(jiàn)。例如角色轉(zhuǎn)化、表?yè)P(yáng)多余批評(píng)等等。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題：根據(jù)You can use role-reversal (角色轉(zhuǎn)換) methods to help each employee understand how the other feels. This model works best when there are only two parties involved.可知為了在全體員工中營(yíng)造一個(gè)協(xié)同合作的工作氛圍，老板要體貼。故選A。
小題2:推測(cè)題：根據(jù)Workers often respond better to praise than criticism. By publicly drawing attention to employees who have healthy work relationships. you can increase the awareness for those who encourage any conflict.可知通過(guò)劃線(xiàn)部分的句子，作者想要說(shuō)明對(duì)員工持肯定態(tài)度的重要性，故選D。
小題3:推測(cè)題：根據(jù)As a manager. you should find some ways yourself to solve the conflict. The goal is to build a team-centered workforce.可知作者寫(xiě)這篇文章的目的在于講授方法，故選C。
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