Difficult Conversations to Meaningful Conversations
If a conversation is
centered on finding faults, the outcome will be mutual resentment. Conversely,
if it is centered on helping each other grow, the outcome will be ideas for
development. Difficult conversations are inevitable, but we can convert them into
meaningful outcomes if we respect each other and accept that we all make
mistakes and have shortcomings. This acceptance allows us to approach the
conversation with a mentality of listening and understanding, rather than
hostility.
If you are going to
have a difficult conversation with someone today, first think about what is
right with the other person and what your own shortcomings are. Next, define
the result you would like to achieve and center the conversation around that
goal.
Remember, it takes
only one matchstick to burn a bridge, but days to construct one. Similarly, it
takes years to build a relationship, but only a few seconds and a few negative
words to break it.
M.L.Narendra Kumar
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