Interpersonal
Communication : Check out this sub-section of the communication. We
can provide you with more in-depth information about communication with
your boss and ensuring that your ideas are heard. We have also included
an article on how your communications impact your listener's emotions. You'll
learn to be aware of the impact your communication habits are having on
your listener. Is your communication style unintentionally promoting conflict?
By Joan Lloyd, C.S.P.
- When harsh criticism comes our way, our natural instinct is to reject it and defend our position. Unfortunately, no matter how correct we may be in our own defense, it only looks like defensiveness to the other person. In end, you appear unwilling to accept “helpful” feedback and may even be shutting yourself off from feedback you really do need to hear. After all, there may be a grain (or a bushel) of important truth underneath someone’s comments that we can’t afford to discard.
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