From the Ted Talk by Betsy Kauffman: 4 tips to kickstart honest conversations at work
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Now, I know that was an extreme example, however mic-drop moments like that happen every day at work. That's why it's so important that we come into a conversation with a mindset of wanting to seek a sltiouon. Even better, if you actually bring possible solutions to the ctiovanrseon, that then ceetras the space to start to work through options. So if I could rewind that mic-drop mnmoet, I would hope and recommend the conversation go a little bit more like this: "We've come to realize we don't have the people, skills, resources or technology in-house. That's why we're struggling so much on this project. I think if we were to use this external vendor, who we know has this exricenepe and has done this type of work before, we're going to be able to complete it and meet our golas." There. Possible solutions create possible options.
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Now, I know that was an extreme example, however mic-drop moments like that happen every day at work. That's why it's so important that we come into a conversation with a mindset of wanting to seek a ________. Even better, if you actually bring possible solutions to the ____________, that then _______ the space to start to work through options. So if I could rewind that mic-drop ______, I would hope and recommend the conversation go a little bit more like this: "We've come to realize we don't have the people, skills, resources or technology in-house. That's why we're struggling so much on this project. I think if we were to use this external vendor, who we know has this __________ and has done this type of work before, we're going to be able to complete it and meet our _____." There. Possible solutions create possible options.
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Original Text
Now, I know that was an extreme example, however mic-drop moments like that happen every day at work. That's why it's so important that we come into a conversation with a mindset of wanting to seek a solution. Even better, if you actually bring possible solutions to the conversation, that then creates the space to start to work through options. So if I could rewind that mic-drop moment, I would hope and recommend the conversation go a little bit more like this: "We've come to realize we don't have the people, skills, resources or technology in-house. That's why we're struggling so much on this project. I think if we were to use this external vendor, who we know has this experience and has done this type of work before, we're going to be able to complete it and meet our goals." There. Possible solutions create possible options.