Type A vs. Type B Co-Workers:Coping Tips

TYPE A: Characteristics	Coping Tips	TYPE B: Characteristics	Coping Tips
Individuals who are workaholic, highly stressed, extremely ambitious, and particularly rigid in their attitudes.	Resolve conflict effectively. Acquire stress management skills. Listen to others. Learn to value suggestions from others. Redefine the definition of success. Consider making lifestyle changes (e.g. work, exercise, diet). Set realistic goals to help gain a sense of achievement.	Individuals who are calm and have an easy-going attitude. They are fun-loving and are relatively less competitive. They are also better at relaxing without feeling guilty and they work without getting anxious or agitated.	They generally take their failures with a grain of salt and regard it as merely an unpleasant experience. They remain calm and patient even under stressful situations and have a lot of self-control. They are less likely to get frantic about things and generally swear by the old adage of ‘Slow and steady wins the race’. They are also very tolerant and flexible and can change in order to adapt to changes. You would hardly find them complaining or lamenting about anything. Their heart rules their head and hence they are very emotional and sensitive. They like expressing their feelings and are generally not indifferent towards others.
Have a severe sense of time urgency. They are always running and can hardly relax. If they sat without doing something useful they may end up feeling guilty.		Usually do not get stressed easily even under acute circumstances. They are the happy-go-lucky individuals who do not entertain stress and anxiety while doing their tasks. However, they still prove to be fairly productive. They remain carefree and cheerful most of the times and are fun to hang around with.
Over achievers, they usually get themselves involved in many different unrelated activities and perform well in them all.		They do not mind waiting in queues for getting their work done and do not get hyper if it takes too much time. They do not feel any sort of compulsion to meet deadlines.
There biggest problem is stress, they are usually overwhelmed by the amount of tasks they have to do. These tasks are usually a huge list that they planned for themselves. The Type A person is usually competitive and has a high challenging spirit.		Procrastination. They may delay the work they have to the last moment and they usually don't get stressed that easily.
Winning is all important. They will compete in all effects, no matter who it is against and what is the prize. Recognition and advancement is very important and they will push themselves to their limits to try and achieve as much as possible, as quickly as possible. However, they may feel unfulfilled as they constantly want to achieve more and more and sometimes their goals may not be realistic. Although they may appear confident, the Type A frequently suffers from self doubt.		Non-aggressive. These individuals rarely tend to be aggressive or frustrated. Even if there's something against their will, they are not prone to lose their temper. They are more likely to handle the situation very subtly and patiently, without getting irked.
They are adept at multitasking, but tend to be very impatient and are irritated by delays and people they consider incompetent. Everything is a rush to the Type A so they will demand people to hurry up. Type A's are unable to relax and take time out to sit quietly doing nothing.		Socializing And Enjoying Type B personalities are normally laid back people who hold a relaxed, creative, imaginative, artistic and friendly approach towards life.

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