Remind yourself going in that no matter how unfair the criticism, your first job is to listen to understand, not defend.
64
Lifelong Learner retweeted
On major life decisions, the purpose of seeking advice is not to get answers. It’s to gain perspective.
No one knows what's best for you. They can only share what makes sense to them.
The most important question to ask is not what you should do. It's what you might be missing.
They ask questions that are challenging enough to be useful but not so harsh as to seem hostile, interrogatory, or deliberating.
1
54
Effective leaders are known more by the questions they ask than the answers they give.
<<The Leadership Mind Switch>>
1
84
"look for and expect the best, but plan for the worst" - being confident while being realistic
<<The leadership mind switch>>
1
67
Lifelong Learner retweeted
When patients share a story they’ve told me before, I don’t stop them and say that I’ve already heard that one.
Instead I assume that I didn’t hear what they needed me to the last time, and try to listen more deeply and with new ears.
Try this with parents / friends / kids ✨












