Summer Brings Out The Beast At Work

When the heat turns up, tempers can get short. Learning to wrestle those rhinos is invaluable at this time of year.

(PRWEB) June 13, 2005 -- "How frustrating is it to be sitting in a hot, sticky office-watching the blue sky and sunshine pass you by-while the prima donna down the hall is causing a ruckus over his report that's late because so-and-so didn't so such-and-such... again?," asks Dr. Rhoberta Shaler, respected psychotherapist, executive coach and conflict management authority.

Unaddressed frustration, anger, and anxiety are major factors in lowered company productivity and profit. Statistics from the Dana Mediation Institute state "... unmanaged employee conflict is responsible for 65 percent of work performance problems, and up to 42 percent of employees' time is spent engaging in or attempting to resolve conflict. Many managers spend almost a third of their time dealing with conflict."

According to Dr. Shaler, author of a significant new business publication: "Wrestling Rhinos: Conquering Conflict in the Wilds of Work," getting the skills to "wrestle rhinos" puts time, energy, and money back into improving the bottom line. "Providing training for every person in the company is one of the most cost-effective corporate activities to increase productivity, profits and that all-too-elusive, life-balance quotient," says Dr. Shaler.

Dr. Shaler is the founder of the Optimize! Institute in Escondido, California, author of seven books published internationally, and corporate coach, trainer and international speaker.

"Rhoberta Shaler has distilled for you a wealth of specific recommendations to take the intimidation and anxiety out of your workdays," says Jim Cathcart, author of Relationship Selling. David M. Brudney, IHSC says she has "put together a wonderful 'tutorial' for all supervisors, managers and 'wannabe' managers in today's workforce."

"The ultimate goal of any organization, in any economy, needs to include not only stopping those 'leaks,' but managing conflict in a way that actually produces more creativity and productivity for the company, the stakeholders and ultimately the GNP," commented Dr. Shaler. "Mastering the necessary skills will help take those rhinos to the mat... for good."

For more details about Dr. Shaler, Wrestling Rhinos and accompanying seminars & keynotes, visit www.OptimizeInstitute.com. For a free review e-copy, email Kera McHugh, VP Marketing & Creative Operations, kera@OptimizeInstitute.com. To arrange an interview, call: 760.735.8686.

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