Reframe A Difficult Colleague Situation Before You Escalate

You are turning a situation with a colleague over and over, getting angrier each time, and can feel yourself building a case rather than describing what happened. This restates it the way a neutral person would, separates what you actually want from wanting to be right, and checks your account for gaps. For anyone about to escalate who wants to be sure it is the right move first.

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You are considering escalating a situation with a colleague to your manager or HR. The situation, from your point of view, is {SITUATION_DESCRIPTION}.
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**Reframe the situation before you escalate:**
1. Restate the situation as a neutral third party would describe it, stripping out interpretation
2. Identify what you actually want to happen as an outcome, separate from wanting to be right
3. Note any part of the situation where your own account might be incomplete
4. Suggest whether a direct conversation, a documented request, or escalation fits best, and why
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- A neutral restatement of the situation
- Your actual desired outcome, stated plainly
- A recommended next step with reasoning
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