Confrontation

When’s the last time you had to confront a spouse, child, employee or employer? Was it fun? Most of the time it’s not. Why? What was so difficult?

Confrontation is usually misunderstood. It’s not meant to make someone feel bad nor is it a tool to punish someone. Confrontation is a warning sign or flag that can be used to restore a cracked or broken relationship. As a leader, it’s your job to act as a leader and do the right thing.

John Maxwell is one of my favorite authors. Below are some points from him on making confrontation a little easier to deal with:

• Do you want a leader, head of household to be wimpy or take a stand. There’s security in knowing someone’s in charge.
• As the word gets out to others in the organization, people will know that the problem has to be addressed and a healing will start to take place.
• There may have been a misunderstanding. By addressing the issue, everything is out in the open. Seeing the big picture can bring mutual respect towards each other.
• How do you gain respect? By having respect for others. Make sure respect is used in the confrontation and the respect by the person you are addressing and your peers will increase.
  

King Abdulla II said this about confrontation, “Over the past few years, the road to confrontation has shown its consequences: loss of innocent lives, destruction and fear. Most costly, however, was the loss of hope. The most precious gift that you can present to your peoples over the coming weeks is renewed hope born out of tangible progress on the ground.”

Go out and give your people some renewed hope for a better future.

Wayne Bailey is a Distributor with SendOutCards. He has recognized tremendous growth in his personal and business relationships by implementing the strategies he talks about in his articles. You can visit: www.sendoutcards.com/waynebailey.