Quiz: How Well Do You Cope with These Common Workplace Challenges?

No matter how rewarding our work may be, we all face challenges in our professional lives. Challenges can become even more specific in the cannabis industry. These challenges can either serve as opportunities to improve personal and professional growth or they can interfere with our effectiveness and ability to enjoy our work.

Do you have the people skills, flexibility and street smarts to cope with common workplace challenges?

Take this True or False Quiz to determine whether you are maximizing these opportunities for your own personal and professional development.

1. When I feel disconnected or isolated from colleagues or clients, I make a point of scheduling weekly or monthly get-togethers to celebrate successes and reinforce camaraderie and team spirit. 

2. When a situation feels “cutthroat” at work or clients are playing hardball, I practice random acts of kindness in the work environment to create and encourage goodwill. 

3. Technology can make me feel like I’m available 24/7, so I limit the number of times (and amount of time) I log in or am available outside of work hours.

4. I easily distinguish between what’s an emergency, what’s urgent and what situations can wait until tomorrow (or later). 

5. Every job involves repetition to some degree. To avoid becoming bored I change tasks regularly and take scheduled breaks to re-energize.

6. When dealing with challenging co-workers or clients, I focus on solutions and don’t get involved with drama. 

7. I keep a positive attitude and believe that all (most??) problems at work have a solution–good communication and my desire for positive results help me find that solution.

8. When a task or project requires a tremendous amount of focus, it’s not uncommon to experience burn out. To avoid this, I take breaks, change up tasks and ask for help when I need it.

9. When I find myself curious about why the leadership team made decisions that may not be in my favor, I try not to take it personally and, instead, face it calmly by focusing my efforts on displaying my talent, energy and results through my work. 

10. Instead of grumbling when no one notices my accomplishments, I point out my efforts in a positive, respectful and non-threatening way and encourage others to do the same. 

11. If I have to address an underachieving team, I identify the problem, address specific tasks, avoid making it personal and actively listen to them for solutions.

12. To deal with work overload, I prioritize, delegate (or eliminate) and practice self-care with proper sleep, nutrition and exercise to prevent feeling overwhelmed.

13. I accept change and transition as inevitable and manage it by being flexible, viewing it as an opportunity for personal and professional growth rather than as a threat.

Work is more than simply being good at what we do. Doing work that is rewarding and fulfilling also requires the ability to face and overcome obstacles. If you answered false to several of these and would like help in finding solutions to problems at work, please don’t hesitate to to join one of our upcoming Rockin’ Your Supervisory Role (even if you are not yet a leader!) We cover coping with challenges so you can rock EVERY role you play! 

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