Ururangi - a good attitude is the key to success

Ururangi is ‘ko te pōtiki o te whānau’ (the baby of the family). She is the Matariki star that reminds all of us that after the cold the land will warm again and people will plant crops. Her positive, warm approach reminds us that a good attitude is the key to success.  We all spend a lot of time at work and a good attitude is very helpful in contributing to the dynamics of the workplace.

Fair Way’s Workplace Conflict resolution service focusses on the importance of relationships in employment situations. Both employers and employees need to recognise their contribution to a productive workplace. Employment relationships need to be nurtured. This is done through investment in the workplace culture, values and practices which are the framework of the employment relationship.

When new people arrive in a workplace, relationships are created. Sometimes there is a period of adjustment when a new person joins. Some staff may be feeling the loss of a trusted colleague. Some may be challenged by the gifts and talents the new person brings.

Regardless of feelings, workplaces go through cycles of forming, norming, storming and reforming. People are pushed together in a joint enterprise through circumstance rather than choice. Where these relationships need work, Fair Way can help through facilitating conversations, providing conflict coaching for the workplace and mediation where required.

Workplace conflict is difficult and can be very damaging for the people involved in it. It can also be an opportunity to pause, reflect and see possibility. By listening to all the voices, employers and employees can jointly problem solve and find creative solutions which strengthen relationships and build safe comfortable work places.

Just as Ururangi seeks the comfort of her grandmother’s lap to protect her from the cold, help is available from Fair Way to resolve conflict in the workplace.