Confrontational Workplace Communication

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I have always been very good at avoiding confrontational situations because I know I am not very good at dealing with them. When I am face to face with someone, as both of the inventories showed, I am great at participating in conversation and showing nonverbal cues that are associated with listening such as eye contact. However, the only confrontational workplace conversations I remember having took place over the phone. One day while I was working two jobs, I accidentally double scheduled myself. I showed up to one job but my manager from the other job was expecting me. During this conversation that ensued, I had a very hard time listening actively: I was busy trying not to cry or over react. I was so focused on my own failure that I wasn’t