Ever leave a meeting and wish you'd have spoken up? Have you ever withheld your point of view because you were fearful of how it would be received? Or....have you ever become irritated and acted on it when someone disagreed with you? When the stakes are high and viewpoints differ, keeping emotions in check is a must! Crucial Conversations can happen anywhere at anytime - do you know how to handle them? As I read the first part of this book for the January gathering of this year's NCDLCN cohort, I saw many meetings and conversations I had been a part of reflected in the scenarios presented. As I continued to read, I reflected on not just meetings with colleagues, but meetings and conversations with students, and even a parent conference or two! In hindsight, some of those conversations definitely could have been handled better. Identifying where the balance in conversations shift is something we all need to be aware of - AND - an awareness of how we handle these interactions is the first step towards improvement in communication! My "style under stress" is more silence than violence. I also noticed that one of my strengths is exploring others' paths. That made sense - in my role, I do have conversations with others on how to bring about change where they are and how to have necessary conversations with others that will result in positive change.. As I continued to reflect, I started to think that I find myself coaching others on how to have crucial conversations way more than I have them, or do I? Maybe those coaching moments are crucial conversations, too...
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