Bridge the Gap: Breakthrough Communication Tools to Transform Work Relationships From Challenging to Collaborative

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WHAT IT MEANS TO BRIDGE THE GAP

Let’s just say it flat out.

You work with people that you struggle to understand, like, or respect. You also work with people who struggle to understand, like, or respect you.

As much as we would like our work relationships to be simple, unemotional, and confined to the 9-to-5 . . . the fact is that connecting, communicating, and collaborating with people is much more complex, time-consuming, and challenging.

Think back to the past month.

Has anyone at work pushed you over the edge with how confusing, irritating, or inept they are?

Have you sat in a team meeting and been annoyed about how your colleague is working through a problem because it’s opposite of how you’d solve the situation?

Have you been offended ...