How to deal with contradictions

Written By Yvonne Guerineau

TRY THIS...

People are full of contradictions, it’s a constant topic in my discovery workshops.

  • Tell me what you’re thinking… but listen

  • Persevere and persist… but let stuff go

  • Focus on one thing… but don’t put all your eggs in one basket

So how do you get better at anything when you can’t win?

💡Top Tip

Don’t be fooled into thinking of them as contractions. They are 2 sides of the same coin… and you need to learn to flip it.

  • Tell them what you think would work better for your 121s AFTER you’ve listened carefully to what they want out of them.

  • Persevere and persist with offering help THEN let go of the idea that you have a say in whether they accept it.

  • Focus on getting better at using one feedback model WHILST adjusting the finer details of the wording to suit the person.

SOMETHING TO PONDER...

  • Where are you ‘seemingly’ contradicting yourself?

  • What’s the impact?

SOMETHING JUST FOR FUN

  • How is it possible to chop down a tree and then chop it up?

Yvonne Guerineau
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