Is it time to get candid?
Do you like me, sometimes find it harder to be candid than you might let on? We can all look back at crucial relationship moments at work or home where we did not quite say what we thought, felt, or meant to say.
When we get this wrong, the effect on our people and teams is confusing, to put it the politest way possible. They feel frustrated with us; worse, it can build up over time. you could leave others feeling-
Frustrated with you, the leader.
Needing help determining where to focus their efforts.
Believing they are doing a great job and might not be
Waiting for more feedback
Be troubled or unsettled at work.
Could be looking around for other jobs.
These days, people want to know how they are doing and want help to be better at what they do. The challenge is that if we are candid and straightforward, this can be a genuine hurdle for everyone involved in your business.
Quick self test
Think about the last time you had to be candid with someone in your team. What was it about? Fill in the two boxes or reflect on the questions in them.
What do you think you said?
What did you say?
Our versions of events are often reframed by our memory to validate the desire we may have had. Yet, if you had a conversation and the change you wanted did not happen, I told you that the gap between what you think you said and what was heard is very different. In your next conversation, prepare for it. You could use this structure
Remember, we may spend all our time working on this and still get it wrong unintentionally. The key is to practice the skill and to help those around you become more precise about what you want, the commitment needed, and to be able to act.
Candour is about respect and permission first, not barging in and sharing your view point only.
This book is not for you if you want-
To stay stuck on the never-ending hamster wheel.
To forget the passion/enjoyment back of why you started this or took this job on.
To not achieve profit or lose money.
Don’t want to keep your talent.
You believe that this is a story that seems too good to be true.
To believe that you know better.
To stay the same rather than facing the fear of change or progress.
Don’t want to lose control (ego).
This book is for you if you want
To finally break the cycle and move onwards and forwards
To attract the talent to grow and drive the company.
To stop being stuck.
To create a business plan on one page.
To have better communication within your business.
Your people want to work with you.
Your business to become more profitable.
Discover new ways to bring balance into your ‘L.I.F.E’.[1]
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