The previous Director of our department was such an inspiring person in general. We never had many opportunities to see her work with Stakeholders. However, whenever she spoke to us or to the Executive team, her passion for the mission was inspiring, and she always had numbers and data to support her points. 

One of my colleagues and I communicate differently and need very different things when interacting. What I thought was being helpful, was overbearing to her. What she thought was clear communication, I thought was rude. It took us several sit down conversations to get things out in the open and share what we needed, but it worked. Our communication and team work has greatly improved.

I like to bite off more than I can chew, so sometimes that can cause conflict with stakeholders, so I have to remember stay on task and follow the agenda. 

I had a previous coworker whom I struggled to get along with, and she struggled to get along with me. If I had used more critical thinking during conflict with her, I feel like the situation could have been better.

I had a previous coworker whom I struggled to get along with, and she struggled to get along with me. If I had used more critical thinking during conflict with her, I feel like the situation could have been better.