Positive Conflict LO7773

Virginia I. Shafer (vshafer@AZStarNet.com)
Fri, 7 Jun 1996 00:06:41 -0700 (MST)

Replying to LO7742 --

Joe Hays, responding to John Warfield wrote:

>Practicing approaches to inquiry as opposed to advocacy is just one way.
>Asking questions, however necessary, are insufficient, as they can be as
>full of criticism and presumption as direct statements. If anyone has an
>honest, constructive alternative response to perceived criticism and
>threat to ego than defensiveness and counter-bashing, I'd like to hear
>about it.

I believe it was Trond Sjovoll who shared with us the alternative response
he was learning to use: Thank You. Since his post, I've tried to keep
that at the tip of my tongue.

Thank you Joe, for this invigorating thread.

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Ginger Shafer The Leadership Dimension "Bringing Leadership to Life" vshafer@azstarnet.com

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