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Received complaints against me by my colleagues

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Received complaints against me by my colleagues

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Being assigned a task/ level that you did not ask for

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Being assigned a task/ level that you did not ask for

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School Leaders/ Middle Management disagreeing with my ideas

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School Leaders/ Middle Management disagreeing with my ideas

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Having my close friends going to a different school next year

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Having my close friends going to a different school next year

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Take time to reflect on yourself and be better next time. Don't harp on it.

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Be the listening ear and understand their concerns. Perhaps highlight the child’s strengths to the parents.

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Listen and focus more-to their reasonable requests

Talk out and comprises to the reasonable requests

Sometimes not ALL the requests are unreasonable, just that as human beings, we tend to have preset conceptions and may overlook the reasonable requests.

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It is a chance to explore new fields

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Invite the person for heart to heart kopi talk

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Try different ways to win them over.

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Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Always opportunities to meet up.

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Go on explain, find the reason why kp not agree and how to make perfect my idea. Thx

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Get help and don't struggle alone

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You get to hear about different school processes and pool together school resources.. Reimagine

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Chance to collaborate between schools! 😍

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We can exchange resources!

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Oh that’s so sad. Come I be your friend.

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Parent will be won over when his/her child win award from the school

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Complete what's important first.

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Go on explain, find the reason why kp not agree and how to make perfect my idea. Thx

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you'll make new friends! :)

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Remain calm and composed. Smile and nod.

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Accept it with an open mind if it is valid.

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Can talk to the person and understand each other

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Can talk to the person and understand each other

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Prioritising

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Have a positive mindset, take it as an opportunity to learn and try out something new

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Have a positive mindset, take it as an opportunity to learn and try out something new

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Take time to reflect on the complain before finding out more from the colleagues

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You can still be friends. Even better, can share resources.. And compare many things among THE other primary schools ..

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1. What are the complaints? Are they valid? Talk to the person to find out more.

If complaints are valid, work towards growth.

If not, continue with what you are doing

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Aim to join them next year. 😂

On a serious note, make other new friends in school, be more open to changes. (:

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Chance to learn how to be more persuasive/ improve on my idea

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Think of it as an opportunity to maje new friends and expand social circle while keeping contact with friend who us leaving

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Think of it as an opportunity to maje new friends and expand social circle while keeping contact with friend who us leaving

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Train your thinking skills to develop better ideas! Don’t give up at one

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We may be blind-sighted to insights that only the SLs or MMs can offer.

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Handle it in a professional way, be rational & not use the defensive mode

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Think of it as a challenge. Find alternatives

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Instead of taking it as a complain, regard it as a feedback which is a gift. Put aside personal bias and look for the truth behind the feedback.

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Find others with same stance as me and make our proposal even more enticing.

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Keep calm & verify if true; don’t sweat over it too much.

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Keep calm & verify if true; don’t sweat over it too much.

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Just listen lor…

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could speak to the person in charge to find out why first. could perhaps help you to understand and change your perspective.

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Assess if it is valid. If it is, work on it and take it as feedback to increase your capacity.

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Keep an open mind. Always good to start somewhere and learn new things

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Learn to prioritise work and minimise procrastination

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Replace them. 😛

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1) thank you for the feedback

2) will feed forward

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Take it as a new challenge, gambate!!

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Come, share your ideas with us. Many heads are better than one head. 

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Come, share your ideas with us. Many heads are better than one head. 

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check the complainer’s motivation behind the complain. Is it motivated by …? Can’t please everyone. At the same time, try to see if there’s any validity. Perhaps 1%? Or 0.5%? If the person has ulterior motives, just ignore it.

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Find out from those who has done the task to get ideas and assistance if needed. 

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Find out from those who has done the task to get ideas and assistance if needed. 

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Need to find out more about the root cause of the issue. Why are these colleagues sharing a similar negative view point? This needs to be unpacked. But of course, I would lend a listening ear first. If this issue gets out of hand, it wld be good to get the RO involved as it would affect the officer's mental wellbeing. 💕

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Help those who want to be helped. Try your best, if it’s not reciprocated, at least you know you’ve done your best

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Good to always try something new. Sometimes,it will be pleasant surprises

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Suck thumb!

But jokes aside, reflect and see if there’s any truth in what is being disagreed on. There may be an Aha moment. When all fail, suck the other one!

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Be a broken radio and wear them down. 💪

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Leave them alone if they are attention seekers

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You can't please the whole world and get everyone to agree with you.

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Wait for a few years, try again next time.

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Be open minded.

Be ready to acknowledge one's area of weakness/es. (Knowing we all have our blind spots).

Be courageous.

Be ready to adjust/change it if there is validity (remove our ego from the equation) to the feedback given. So verify.

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Dont take it to heart.. emotions are at play sometimes

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Find your heart stone.

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MM disagree, got open door policy, right?

if SLs,… think harder. Challenge the process

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Manage your time. Stay focused while doing your work. Take a break when needed and come out stronger

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Prioritise & complete the urgent tasks quickly & start on the next task or tasks. Set your own timeline to complete them before the deadlines

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Prioritize Tasks by Urgency and Importance: Use a framework like the Eisenhower Matrix (Urgent-Important, Important-Not Urgent, Urgent-Not Important, Not Urgent-Not Important) to identify which tasks need immediate attention and which can be scheduled or delegated.

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Treat that as an impetus to switch to his/her school too! Come on, it’s just Singapore!

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opportunity to learn

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Could the issue be a difference in perspective?

Or is it something either the parents or me (teacher) missed out?

Or is it miscommunications or missing information?

If perspectives, can seek to understand both sides and find common grounds to move forward.

If it’s me (teachers), learn and be mindful I. The future and apologise and find a way to work it out.

If it’s parents and can’t be resolved, still work to communicate with them. But it is really really not possible, get colleagues to work with me in future communications with these parents. In the worse cases, ensure at least one SLs is in the communication loop.

Miscommunications or missing information can be work on by taking time to clarify and complete the information.

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There may be certain areas of safety or important areas which have been overlooked which the higher authorities may be aware of due to their breadth of knowledge but we are not, thus the idea may be rejected. Seek advice and make improvements. Rejection does not mean failure forever. Resilience is the key to success.

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Go to that person. Don’t be confrontational. Go ask him/ her directly. Be prepared to listen. The person might not dare to say to your face but could have mentioned it somewhere. Check the source. Could it have been distorted? Comms breakdown

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Our ideas may not be accepted all the time but it does not make our ideas any less valid. Perhaps reflect on it to review for any blind spots and ask for genuine feedback. Sometimes, it may just be a right idea that is at the wrong time and perhaps the absence like-minded individuals

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旧的不去，新的不来！（you need one to leave before you can find another one!)

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Check if you are asking for approval or asking for advice.

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Prioritise your mental and physical health

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If you feel u can’t work with them, go find another school lor

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Cry out loud in private, wash up and then soldier on! It’s an opportunity to learn on the job if you are lacking the skills to do it.

If you have been there, done that, then take it that you are recognised for your previous effort and do better this time!