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Why is it so hard to speak up and productively disagree at work? Leadership and organization coach Betsy Kauffman shows how to bring the candid conversations that usually happen at the watercooler out into the open with four practical strategies you can implement right now to have honest, transparent discussions with your colleagues.
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I don’t know if this is a EU/US thing or specific to my field of work, but if someone would send me a text in a meeting we are both sitting in, I would be flabbergasted, since this is simply nothing one does.
Also: If someone started his objection with “call me captain obvious” implies that they are correct and for me that sends a signal of belitteling the other people in the room along the lines of “Well, sorry if you didn’t see it, since you are too stupid, but won’t that just not work?”
When she said call me captain obvious, is when i headed for the comments
I agree, purely derogatory spiel. Extremely familiar and not progressive by any means that one.
Honesty. Okay, so what is that symbolism for in the thumbnail? Complete honesty. (:. Shhh. You know some things can’t be spoken of. Lol. Video on honesty with symbolism… Confusing.
For the example where someone is not being productive or pull their weight, I think there are more than one option mentioned by Ted talk, option1: have an informal one on one with the person and express your concern by backing up with valid data,so that the person does not feel attacked in public, the cons of this is that person may ignore the suggestion
Option2:easy to escalate to the manager
Option 3: what the ted talker says( have a meeting with the whole team and discuss the productivity of the said person ) ,cons for this is that it’s official and can be misconstrued again..
Thank you for the honest applause sound track #6.
How about starting by stop calling anyone you disagree with, a N44z11?
I wanted to see someone suggest people start being real with each other about things in life rather than being a product – I was disappointed.
Asking questions is a good place to start because you can’t expect everyone to be openly expressive. I wish more workplaces just talked to their employees individually, a lot more good could come out of a two person conversation.
In my experience,yes,however,I have also seen people ignore suggestions after the one on one is done as it’s behind closed doors..
@Kiran R honestly you’re right, I expect too much of people
Ha! There are no honest conversations at work because there are no honest people at work.
sorry but this is complete crap
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Captain Obvious is not a good thing to say out loud. Lol