Critical conversations

One of the hardest distinctions to make is what is a teaching moment versus a learning moment as a mentor and leader. There is that moment when you realize you are going to have a critical conversation and you must analyze the environment, relationship with the individual before making a decision on how you choose to engage them. One lens to wear consistent surrounds the concept of first seeking to understand. If someone does not know how much you care, they will not care how much you know.

Make the distinction between needing to be right and needing to do the right thing. Sometimes proving you are right is not what the situation needs.

Looking through the bark in your eyes to see the dust in someone else’s. Realize that you have your own bias that could mislead the way that you look at the world.