Awkward Situations at workplace & their escape route - Interpersonal skills & Soft skills

source: Skillopedia - Skills for the real world    2016年3月20日
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Awkward situation no 01 - Candid emails- A complete no
Unprofessional language. Avoid typing personal/candid and sarcastic email.
Wrong receiver: Check your ‘sent to’ information thoroughly

Awkward situation no 02- Caught distracted in meeting
Caught distracted: Its best to take notes; this will help you focus
Unable to comprehend: take notes; will help you ask valid questions and improve your professional image.

Awkward situation no 03 - Telling someone about the body odour
Follow these steps to reduce the awkwardness in this situation.
Ask the person to step aside and say “Hi, we need to talk!”
Be tactful: Do not point names but say “some of us have noticed that you smell differently in office at times.
Offer solution: Recommend a perfume or a cologne
Ask for an opinion: Give some time for the person to absorb this conversation and ask what he thinks about it.
More often than not, person will be receptive and accept your feedback. But the key is this conversation has to be confidential and no one else should listen to this conversation

Awkward situation no 04 - Uncomfortable topics:
Religion: Its best to not to discuss
Sexual reference: if someone is feeling uncomfortable with such topics, he/she has to assertive but polite and express his/her displeasure on this topic.
Key here is to make the other person know assertively and politically about your displeasure and get an acknowledgement from him.

Awkward situation no 05 - Too close to be comfortable
Close Proximity can make people awkward and uncomfortable. Follow these steps
Step aside and face the person standing too close
Start a small conversation.
This will make the other person realize the lack of space between you too and he/she will step back.