Does simplicity limit understanding? I have been going back and forth on this question for awhile.
Communication
Get out of your way
Ego suspension. There it is. What does it mean?
listening (Photo credit: Leonard John Matthews)
I have been doing quite a bit of research and consideration of the skills required to be a truly effective listener, collaborator, influencer (more on that later) and generally a better human being. It turns out that ego suspension is critical to this direction of growth and one of the hardest things to do. Ever.
Listening is Visual
Recently I had the privilege of spending several hours with some new members of the community I work with. The scenario was a bit backwards, as
Listening (Photo credit: elycefeliz)
their particular community is a couple of decades old and I’ve only really known them for several months, but we are “new to each other”, so to speak. It was a LOT of fun and extremely educational.
The first part of the meeting consisted of time set aside for me to make a presentation that I had worked on for a couple of weeks and spent some time rehearsing. I went over it again on the plane to the meeting and once more for good measure a half hour before the meeting began. Upon entering the meeting room, I noticed no projector….um…..OK. The lead at the meeting told me that, since I was the only person with an actual presentation, they had decided not to have a projector.
Authentic Voice 