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Effective Communication: Turn Off Your Inner Critic

by Alice | Feb 5, 2010 | Communication Strategies, Conflict

Too often we let preconceived ideas color our attitudes and our communication. Doing that can prevent us from understanding others, and also being understood. It can also lead to unnecessary conflict! Suspend judgment at the outset. If you allow opinion or prior...

Well-Intentioned Feedback

by Alice | Jan 26, 2010 | Motivation

Here are three ways to avoid the negative effects of well-intentioned feedback: When others give you feedback, ask yourself, in every case, “What’s the best possible way that person could have intended the feedback s/he’s just given me?” When you give someone...

Effective Communication: Turn Off Your Inner Critic

Well-Intentioned Feedback

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