The topic of organizational life is an interesting and complex one in the business world. In big business there are bound to be many people working together, many of which have different personality types. Different personality traits can sometimes make it impossible to be productive in a working environment, some people simply don’t get along while others get along so well that they have trouble focusing on their working tasks (Onukaba, 2015). Regardless of the relationships had with coworkers, work needs to get done. How are some of the struggles overcome to maintain a healthy working relationship?
In July 2015, a book on managing interpersonal relations was released. The author spoke of the importance of social relationships to humans, we are all social and thrive on building healthy relationships (Onukaba, 2015). The book focused on a study temperament and perception and how to overcome difference to manage working relationships. It goes on to explain that we are all different, those that don’t really like people should stop trying to love their coworkers and learn to simply tolerate them (Onukaba, 2015). The way to have a successful working relationship is to understand these behavioral difference and find a way to relate.
The author also focuses on perception, interpersonal communication in business is extremely important. In business communications need to be made in a clear and concise manner, in a way that won’t be misconstrued (Onukaba, 2015). This can be done the best in a face to face or over the phone environment. People understand the intent of the message better when vocal cues are present as well as body language. A message through e-mail or text can be interpreted differently based on the way the recipient reads it. This can sometimes lead to issues in the work place.
The books concludes with teaching how to value and understand these relationships and maintain them. I think this is a great tool for people struggling with these types of relationships. We can learn so much from disagreements had with coworkers if we better understood their personality. Sometimes getting to know someone on a more personal level is all we need to do to form that positive working environment. I think we can all learn something from this book.
References
Onukaba, A. (2015, October 11). A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL APPROACH TO MANAGING INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS. Retrieved October 11, 2015, from http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/a-multi-dimensional-approach-to-managing-interpersonal-relations/222429/
Your blog was very interesting! I think the title was a little misleading because it mentions “organizational life” which I would automatically assume has to do with color coding the clothes in one’s closet or labelling drawer contents. What exactly is organizational life and how does it relate to the different kinds of people that work together for an employer? Explaining this a little more would help me completely understand how your title and topic sentence relate to the rest of the paper.
I like how you tied in the recent essay on e-mail communication to proper communication among coworkers in the third paragraph. This was a clever way to tie in major course material. As I continued to read through your blog post, I realized it was more about improving work experience than organizing papers as I had initially anticipated. I did really enjoy the read and will apply some of the suggestions you mentioned from Onukaba’s book to my own interpersonal relationships in the workplace.