by Christi Barrett | Communication, Mutual Understanding
So much of what we try to communicate with others is context – the interrelated facts, conditions and background that give our message its full meaning. Communicating context is tricky. Sometimes we share too much detail, and our main points get lost. At...
by Christi Barrett | Communication, Mutual Understanding
Today I’m going to be a sponge. When someone is communicating with me, I am going to soak in every nuance of the message. What do I sometimes (usually?!) do when I’m “listening?” Continue my internal dialogue, which sounds something like this:...
by Christi Barrett | Communication
You can’t put it off any longer. It’s keeping you awake at night. It’s that conversation that you know you need to have with someone – the one you keep putting off. Addressing a colleague’s performance problem or sharing bad news with...
