Why Do People Do What They Do?

I am often asked the above. ?

Indeed, the source of individual behavior can be puzzling.?

The challenge becomes understanding others when their behavior makes no sense at all. You can’t even fathom why they do what they do.?

Someone wise once said to me, “A person’s outward behavior is an inward expression of their own internal inadequacy.”?

That one statement has helped begin to understand the basis of the actions of others. ?

For example, let’s say that a person was told their whole life that they we not capable, that they didn’t know what they were doing. And, they believed it.

That being said, the person could respond in one of two ways: they could believe what others have said and continue to live in that reality, or they could address those opinions by working tirelessly to insure that they were the consummate expert in their field.?

If that were the case, then you could understand why they would always have to be right, and they would not be open to perspectives that would differ from their experience.

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In Five Days … Dec. 27th, Noon EST.

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We will explore this idea and others as we address, “How to Deal with Difficult People During the Holidays.”

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In this webinar you will learn to…

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·???????? Understand the basis of others’ poor behavior.

·???????? Recognize how violated expectations get in your way.

·???????? Identify the five different kinds of difficult people.

·???????? Learn some skills for managing people in each situation.

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Who is this webinar for??

·???????? Anyone who finds themselves tasked with dealing with difficult people.

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·???????? You want to improve your ability to increase your leadership skills.

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·???????? You want to master the moment in how you deal with others.

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·???????? You want to avoid being derailed by your frustration or irritation with others’ poor choice of behavior.

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Who is this webinar NOT for?

This event is NOT for you…

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If you don’t want to improve the quality of your relationships.

If you are NOT interested in improving your people skills.

If you would rather watch football than work on yourself.

If these “soft” skills are not as important as getting results.

If you think none of this will make a difference in your work experience.?

Where Do I Sign Up?

Click here to register. Once you go to the event page,

Click “Join” or “Attend.” Button. ?LinkedIn will then send you reminders via email. Then on the day of the event, come to the event page. The graphic at the top will be replaced by my screen, and I will live stream my slides.

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Dec. 27th at Noon EST on LinkedIn Live.

Join the Event

Let’s Get Talking! Best Wishes!

John Stoker

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John R. Stoker is the author of "Overcoming Fake Talk" and the president of DialogueWORKS, Inc. His organization helps clients and their teams improve leadership engagement in order to achieve superior results. He is an expert in the fields of leadership, change, dialogue, critical thinking, conflict resolution, and emotional intelligence, and has worked and spoken to such companies as Cox Communications, Lockheed Martin, Honeywell and AbbVie. Connect with him on Facebook , LinkedIn , or Twitter .