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Instructor
Bob Churilla
This webinar, will look at dealing with employee conflict over political discussions at work and how to handle them when they arise. In this part of the webinar, we will go over the importance of listening to others we disagree with and searching for common ground. Participants will learn how to talk about issues and not get into personalities. Some strategies will be presented on how to remain respectful, accepting different views, promoting a positive work environment, setting boundaries on the topics being discussed and walking away from conversations that are not being productive or civil.
Finally, the role of the organization, will be examined when handling conflict arising from political discussions at work. The importance of establishing a code of conduct for political discussions will be discussed. This will include appropriate conduct in using the organization's social media. Some helpful policies will gone over like no tolerance for bullying during political discussions, respectful and safe dialogue, setting aside a time and place for such conversations and providing training for healthy dialogue. In addition, there will be information on how to promote individual political activities outside work hours and provide feedback channels for employees that are concerned about how certain political discussions are being handled by employees.
Political discussions at work have the potential to result in conflict that may interrupt the work environment and cause tension in the workplace. It can also have an adverse impact on the work environment. In this webinar, participants will learn how to conduct civil conversations about politics in the workplace. Employers will be given guidelines on expected conduct from staff. Most importantly, participants will be given guidance on having such a conversation and tips on how to make the discussion civil but beneficial to all concerned.