Our qualified practitioners will lead facilitation, helping participants (frontline staff) feel more confident in handling difficult, more sensitive conversations.
Achievable strategies
The primary goal of this training is to empower frontline staff with practical tools and strategies to:
Recognise and manage aggressive or emotionally charged situations
Build rapport with customers to foster trust and cooperation
Enhance emotional intelligence to best understand customer needs
De-escalate conflicts efficiently and maintain a safe environment
Reduction of stress
As a result of the training, we expect:
Frontline staff to experience reduced stress in high-pressure situations
The guidance to contribute to a safer, more supportive work environment
Organisationally, for staff retention to increase and attrition to reduce
Some of the Areas We Will Explore
Pre-session survey
Individuals will have the opportunity to discover their DISC personality style and receive an individual report with coaching tips.
Self-defence or Yoga
Our fitness instructor will lift the energy of the session with a basic self-defence or chair Yoga ice breaker — intended solely for empowering frontline staff.
Debrief on DISC strategies
We start the formal session by reflecting on DISC personality strengths and development areas in conflict management.
Preventing conflict
Our practitioner will then walk through solutions for preventing conflict situations, from setting ground rules and boundaries to spotting signs.
Catching conflict
For catching conflict strategies we cover de-escalation tips and verbal/non-verbal strategies, with examples for face-to-face, group and phone-call scenarios.
Self-care strategies
We also provide evidence-based self-care tips for frontline staff, including diaphragmatic breathing, desk stretches and healthy habits.
Role play
Participants will have the chance to practice the strategies discussed with one of Populi’s actors. Watch example clips: role-play example one and role-play example two.
Debrief
Further to the role play, our practitioner brings the group back together to reflect and consider their key takeaways.
Logistics
Our optimal group size is 10–12 participants. Attendees should wear clothes they feel comfortable in for light exercise.