Funmilola Enobabor, an administrative Officer with the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan delivers how to create harmony in a workplace

1. THE WORK, YOUR COLLEAGUES AND YOU
HARMONY IN THE
WORKPLACE
FUNMILOLA O. ENOBABOR

2. INTRODUCTION
More often than not, the atmosphere within
the workplace changes. It can either be free
from stress or stressful. This is because
people working together might not, under
normal circumstances, ever think of being
friends in a situation outside of work.
Friends or not, success in the workplace
however, depends largely on teamwork in an
harmonious environment.
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3. DEFINITION OF TERMS
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• What is Harmony?
• Who are You?
• Who are Your Colleagues?
• The Work

4. WHAT IS HARMONY?
• Agreement or Concord
• Peaceful coexistence
• A state of consistency
• A balanced, pleasing or suitable arrangement of
parts
• Combination of simultaneously sounded musical
notes to produce chords and chord progressions
having a pleasing effect
O x f o r d D i c t i o n a r y d e f i n e s h a r m o n y a s
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5. WHO ARE YOU?
• working as an ADMINISTRATOR
• in the College of Medicine, UNIVERSITY OF
IBADAN (workplace)
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• YOU are an individual with unique behavioral
patterns (cognition and emotion) with personality
traits and an enduring personal characteristics
that are revealed in a particular pattern of
behaviour in a variety of situations.

6. YOUR COLLEAGUES
• Co-workers (superiors and subordinates),
associates, partners or teammates
• Coming from different backgrounds with
their own personalities
• You all work together to actualise the vision
of the university
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7. YOUR COLLEAGUES (CONT’D)
• They are either teaching or non-teaching
members of staff
• You all have relationships with the students
of the university
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8. THE WORK
Majorly, to assist in
management of
matters relating to
the general
administration of
the University
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9. THE WORK (CONT’D)
This Management involves:
• Planning/Organising
• Supervising/ Directing/Coordinating
• Evaluating
• Minutes/Report Writing and others
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10. THE TRIPOD
You have to work together
with your colleagues in order
to carry out your assignments
to fulfil the vision of the
University
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11. While working together, friction is inevitable which
if not managed, could result in dis-harmony. This
may originate from these perceived elements:
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12. Other origins of dis-harmony include:
• Egotism
• Slothfulness/Laziness
• Apathy
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13. SOME EFFECTS OF DIS-HARMONY
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Friction
producing
sparks

14. discord
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15. s trife
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16. RIPPLES
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17. In any organisation, dis-harmony
and its effects eventually lead to
failure. To check this however,
HARMONY must be maintained
at all cost
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18. MAINTAINING HARMONY
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It takes determination to maintain
harmony. However, the following
steps are some helpful guidelines:

19. • It encourages
openness between
superiors and
subordinates
• It can be beneficial
in proffering
solutions to
problems
USE OF OPEN DOOR POLICY
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20. EMPATHISING WITH ONE ANOTHER
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Where each individual can identify with the
work schedule of one another.
This is specifically helpful when one member
of a unit may be swamped with work. Another
member who might be less burdened could
help in order to avoid unnecessary delay in
getting a job done; not minding his/her
perceived status

21. F U N M I L O L A E N O B A B O R
Do not fall into the
category of people
that say “If you can’t
beat them, join
them”.
Remember that if it is
wrong, then IT IS
WRONG.

22. REFRAIN FROM OFFICE GOSSIPS
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A person that pays
attention to gossip is
no different from one
who spreads it
Remember
that gossip
destroys trust

23. RESPECT EACH OTHERS DIVERSITIES
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Identify your co-worker’s strengths with the aim of
deploying such for the benefit of the organisation.

24. F U N M I L O L A E N O B A B O R
BY THIS,
YOU AVOID
HURTING
PEOPLE’S
FEELINGS
MAINTAIN YOUR CALM AND KEEP
YOUR TONE CORDIAL WHILE
STATING YOUR POINTS

25. PUTPRIDEASIDE
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26. ENCOURAGE ACTIVITIES THAT FOSTER
TEAM SPIRIT & POSITIVE RELATIONSHIP
BUILDING IN A RELAXED SETTING
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27. Harmony
applies to
different
parts
coming
together
and not a
lone ranger
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28. Remember!!!
There is no success
without TEAMWORK
and there is no
teamwork without
HARMONY
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COM
ALAO OGUNBANJO
ADEDAYO ALASOADURAENOBABOR

29. F U N M I L O L A E N O B A B O R

30. F U N M I L O L A E N O B A B O R
ABOVE ALL, DO
UNTO OTHERS AS
YOU WANT OTHERS
TO DO UNTO YOU

31. THANK YOU
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