10 Minutes Will Spare
Untold Pain
Ever had a total
disconnect with one of your colleagues? I’m sure you have. We’ve all
been there. The clean-up from misunderstandings, people feeling offended
or a team that spends hours/days working on the wrong priorities takes a lot of
a time and energy to make right. Sometimes it’s like putting Humpty Dumpty
back together again; an impossible task.
10 minutes will save you
and a colleague from trouble down the road:
Here’s a simple iMap
prevention strategy. Go to the center pane of the iMapMyTeam dashboard.
Drop down the “Reports About You” menu and print My Communication Blind
Spots. Have your manager, teammate, direct report do the
same. Then take 10 minutes to:
· Compare and contrast.
· Discuss the potential communication strategy
gaps.
· Develop a plan to close/avoid those gaps.
That’s it. Simple.
Highly effective. Fast.
My Communication Blind
Spots opens up strategies that you may not have previously considered
for connecting with people. I am reminded of a proposal we once submitted
to a client who was an extremely visual learner. Our final product took on the
form of a ‘storyboard’ depicting the process every step of the way. That
format, in her hands, was magical.
While perfect for her,
it could have totally missed the mark for someone else who did not share her
passion for a picture. Being able to use iMap to design our communication
strategy made it a low risk decision for us because we knew in advance what
approach would best convey our message to her.
Communication in the
workplace is often a weak spot. We think because we’ve transmitted, it
should be received. Take time to ensure that you’re sending on a frequency
that matches with the receiving end. It can be crystal clear to you and seem like
muddy water to me.
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