{"id":2196,"date":"2012-01-08T06:00:32","date_gmt":"2012-01-08T14:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/?p=2196"},"modified":"2023-02-06T11:55:14","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T19:55:14","slug":"business-english-skills-360-dealing-with-problem-people-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/2012\/01\/08\/business-english-skills-360-dealing-with-problem-people-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Skills 360 &#8211; Dealing with Problem People (Part 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2196-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/360.19-Problem-People1.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/360.19-Problem-People1.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/360.19-Problem-People1.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>The <strong><a title=\"Business English Skills 360 - The podcast that looks at the other side of Business English\" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/category\/business-english-360\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Skills 360 podcast<\/a><\/strong> is now available in iTunes: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/podcast\/business-skills-360-podcast\/id465088372\"><strong>Free Subscription<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The New Year is a really important time for most people. For one thing, we use it as a time for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/2010\/10\/17\/business-skills-360-achieving-your-goals-part-1\/\">setting goals<\/a>. And if you want some help doing that, be sure to check out the Skills 360 podcast on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/2010\/10\/24\/business-skills-360-achieving-your-goals-part-2\/\">achieving your goals<\/a>. The New Year is also a time when we feel refreshed and optimistic about the future. It&#8217;s a brand new start, right? Unfortunately, that feeling is not shared by everyone. You might go to the office in the New Year with a smile on your face, but there are people who seem determined to wipe it off. I&#8217;m talking about problem people.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1.\tWhat types of people do you find difficult to deal with at work?<br \/>\n2.\tHow do you usually deal with people who are rude or uncooperative?<br \/>\n3.\tHave you ever wanted to change jobs because of someone you didn&#8217;t get along with?<\/p>\n<p>[tp no_translate=&#8221;y&#8221;]<strong>Free Resources: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mybeonline.com\/business-english-skills-360-problem-people-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Transcript <\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/businessenglishpod.com\/quiz\/360.19QIZ\/presentation.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Quizzes<\/span><\/a> | <a href=\"\/quiz\/360-Problem-People1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\">PDF Transcript<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Download: <a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/bizpod\/360.19-Problem-People1.mp3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Podcast MP3<\/a><\/strong>[\/tp]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Skills 360 podcast is now available in iTunes: Free Subscription The New Year is a really important time for most people. 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