Team Building When: A Co-Worker Has An Embarrassing Problem

Do you know what you’d say when if coworker has bad breath or has body odor and it is affecting your ability to work? These kinds of issues can be awkward to bring up and are probably embarrassing to the person having the problem. In this specific course, there are tips on how to approach a coworker about a potentially embarrassing problem. The video demonstrates an example of a coworker with bad breath, and how to address it without damaging the relationship.

This course is part of the Team Building When series on workplace communication. Use the courses in this series to help solve specific workplace issues, whether you are a manager remediating a situation or an individual trying to deal with a problem. These short vignettes present common communication dilemmas in the workplace. Human Resource expert Hugh Murray shares communication strategies and tactics for navigating these situations.

Each vignette features narrative examples for employees to see the wrong and right way to handle a problem, and ends with a short assessment to measure learner comprehension. Each course also includes a leader guide and a downloadable “key points” document to help you remember the communication strategy. These courses make for great training on their own, or used as a series.

   This course is in the Video On Demand format, to read about Video On Demand features click here.

Anyone looking to address a sensitive or potentially embarrassing issue with a coworker

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