Become A Great Communicator
A while back I picked up a quote from leadership guru, Peter M. Senge (author, The Fifth Discipline ) that made me really think about the nature of conversation and communication. I have always enjoyed a good discussion, but Senge pointed out that the word “discussion” is rooted in the words “percussion” and “concussion” …. he characterized a discussion as the “literal heaving of ideas back and forth in a winner takes all competition.” Ouch! … is that really what we intend when we enter into a conversation with someone? Perhaps not, but it IS often where we end up. It’s no wonder we...
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