Do you have a forceful personality which does its own share of the work when it comes to convincing, persuading and sometimes bullying others? Force of will is a powerful tool to have, but it should be noted that you should not use this tool for anything but its intended purpose.
The truth is, no matter how resilient or tough someone is, they can still only handle so much information, before they become overwhelmed and literally have to stop listening in order to handle the overload. Unfortunately, this often occurs between a talkative woman and a listening man, and so therefore there are some unfortunate stereotypes about a man’s ability to listen, which are, I might add, not very true.
We come back to the subject at hand. You can easily avoid overwhelming people. The trick is to understand at what point your audience shuts down, and this is will different for every person. Every good English teacher will discuss the merits of keeping your thoughts and writing short, simple and clean. If you are familiar with the writings of Ernest Hemingway, then think of his example. If it cannot be said in a short, easy to understand statement, then cut out all of the fluff until it can be said that way. This may mean speaking less, thinking more, being very concise, and very blunt, at times.
Now that we’ve discussed how you can avoid overwhelming others, think of ways in which you can prevent your employees from being easily overwhelmed. On average, workers who are abusing drugs or alcohol are very easily overwhelmed because they cannot handle life. They cannot handle the simplest of lives that you or I would find quite easy because they have programmed their minds into needing comfort, rather than rising strong to overcome obstacles. This means that any substance abuse they engage in will only make this problem worse.
Help keep your workplace safe and emotion free by regularly implementing workplace drug testing to identify any employees who are bringing this unacceptable behavior to a professional worksite. To get more information.
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