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THAT’S NOT WHAT I MEANT!
IMPROVING YOUR ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND AND BE UNDERSTOOD
Andy KaufmanHost of The People and Projects Podcast
http://PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com
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Parents,I am excited and looking forward to coaching your daughters next season.Wishing you all a super summer break,
Coach Shar
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Shar, we're looking forward to having you leaving the team this next season! Have a great summer!
Andy Kaufman, PMPhttp://www.i-leadonline.comhttp://PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.comSent from my mobile phone
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Andy, thank you very much- I am sure you meant leading and not "leaving" (lol).
Also wishing you and your family a healthy and happy summer.
Coach Shar
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Potential breakdown:Encoding the Message
WordsBodyVocal
7%55%38%
Align your words, body language, and vocal
tone.
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Potential breakdown:Transmitting the Message
The more sensitive the issue, the
richer the medium.
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Potential breakdown:Decoding the Message
Never under-estimate people’s
ability to not get it!
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Potential breakdown:Decoding the Message
Never under-estimate people’s
ability to not get it!
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“Difficult conversations are almost never about getting
the facts right.They are about conflicting
perceptions, interpretations, and values.”
Doug StoneThanks for the Feedback and Difficult Conversations
PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com/108
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StoriesStories
BiasesFeelingsBiases Feelings
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Resolving the most challenging misunderstandings requires us to get “at the root, which stretches
beneath rationality, beneath even emotions, to the heart of who you
are: your identity.”
Daniel ShapiroNegotiating the Nonnegotiable
PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com/148
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17SCARF ModelNeuroLeadership Institute
Autonomy
Fairness
Status
Certainty
Relatedness
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Hope that she quits, gets fired, or retires?
Tough Boss Andy
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Start with the BS
Directing Great Communication
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“Every interaction is a performance.”
Cathy SalitPerformance Breakthrough
PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com/149
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23Start with the BS: Breakdown the SceneConsider the Elements of Story
CharactersWho are the people involved? What is their backstory?
SettingWhere is the interaction? What are the power dynamics of the setting?
StoryWhat is the problem or conflict? What is the inciting incident? How does the plot tend to unfold?
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“Self-deception blinds us to the true causes of problems, and
once we are blind, all the solutions we can think of will
actually make matters worse.”
Mitch WarnerLeadership and Self-Deception
PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com/185
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25Start With YouAdvice from Negotiating the Nonnegotiable and Leadership and Self-Deception
• Apt to critique and condemn instead of listen
• Utter certainty of your assessment about them
Closed
Learn to Detect When You’re Feeling
• “Who do they think they are?”
• “They don’t get it!”
Defensive
• Not only right but morally superior
• “Horribilizing” the other person
Self-Righteous• Magnifying differences• Minimizing similarities• Need to “lawyer up”
Adversarial
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“Cultivate a stance of uncertainty to maintain openness to the
possibility we have misunderstood or mischaracterized their
perspective.”
Donny EbensteinI Hear You
PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com/105
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27Start with the BS: Breakdown the SceneAdvice from I Hear You, by Donny Ebenstein
Pay Attention to The Story
Who’s the Hero?
Who’s the Victim?
Who’s the Villain?
Impact of the setting?
How does the plot unfold?
Don’t Skip This Step!
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Do No Harm
Start with the BSBreakdown the scene
Directing Great Communication
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29Do No Harm: Clarify Goals and Objectives
Define SuccessWhat does success look like?
Risk ManagementWhat could go wrong?
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“Approach conversations as opportunities for
growth and relationship-building.”
Cathy SalitPerformance Breakthrough
PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com/149
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31Do No Harm: Clarify Goals and Objectives
Strive to ensure relationships are stronger
after interactions.
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Do No HarmClarify goals and objectives
Take 2
Start with the BSBreakdown the scene
Directing Great Communication
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33Take 2: Draft a New Scene
CharactersWho to include? Not include?Change words? Body language? Tone?
SettingWhere should the interaction occur? Change in medium?
ScriptWhat’s the best way to achieve the goals and objectives?
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“Simply by changing your own behavior, you gain at least some influence over the
problem.”
Doug StoneThanks for the Feedback and Difficult Conversations
PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com/108
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35Take 2: Draft a New Scene
Rehearse the revisionIt can make the interaction easier.
“Try on” some alternativesIterate through some different ways to communicate your message.
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Do No HarmClarify goals and objectives
Take 2Draft a new scene
Start with the BSBreakdown the scene
Action!
Directing Great Communication
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37Action! Direct the New Interaction
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Do No HarmClarify goals and objectives
Take 2Draft a new scene
Start with the BSBreakdown the scene
Action!Direct the new interaction
Directing Great Communication
Let’s Do Lunch
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39Let’s Do Lunch: Invest in Relationships
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“Left to our own devices, we build networks that are
narcissistic and lazy.”
Herminia IbarraAct Like a Leader, Think Like a LeaderPeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com/130
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Do No HarmClarify goals and objectives
Take 2Draft a new scene
Start with the BSBreakdown the scene
Action!Direct the new interaction
Directing Great Communication
Let’s Do Lunch
Invest in Relationships
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• Sam is a project manager that depends on a Marketing executive named Martin.
• According to Sam, Martin is “a jerk! Completely unreasonable in his demands, slow responding to email, and overall clueless.”
• Interactions often turn into arguments.
• Sam needs Martin’s sign-off on requirements and is dreading the discussion.
Battling Stakeholders
Scenario
Discuss• How can Sam make the situation worse as he pursues the sign-off?
• What recommendations do you have for Sam to improve his interactions with Martin?
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• Rhonda is a key stakeholder in a different side of the business. You and your team cannot get your work done without her involvement.
• When stress raises, she sends out rambling emails that are difficult to understand. They appear to be blaming others or shifting responsibility from her, but it’s not clear.
• You just got one of those messages from Rhonda.
Rambling Rhonda
Scenario
Discuss• How can you make the situation worse?
• What recommendations do you have for your response to Rhonda?
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THAT’S NOT WHAT I MEANT!
IMPROVING YOUR ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND AND BE UNDERSTOOD
Andy KaufmanHost of The People and Projects Podcast
http://PeopleAndProjectsPodcast.com