How to Make a Good “Ask:” Context, Clarity, and Communication

Here's a super read on something #managers and #leaders tend to take for granted viz. #delegation

It lays emphasis on the how and what to communicate in clear terms, which tends to get missed out due to the fast pace of the corporate world.

From the article:  "the “ask” is a conversation where both parties co-create agreements on follow-up, milestones, key metrics, and so forth. This should be a conversation, but it should be a conversation where you, the leader, have gained clarity in your mind about what you are asking others to do."

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How to get a quality answer

Getting answers that are useful means you have to frame the question appropriate to the topic you want to know more about.  Asking quality questions is a topic that doesn't get adequately covered in the education system, while there is an excessive focus on the 'right' answer.. 

Here's an intriguing topic - "Clean Language Interviewing". From the article - "As leaders have significant authority, this is compounded by the “acquiescence effect”, whereby people respond with what they believe the questioner wants to hear."

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Change the Way You Listen: Why Leaders Should Stop Hearing and Start Listening

A really practical article that can help you improve your #listeningskills , even if you aren't designated as a #leader 

From this interesting article - "Most speakers average 150-175 words per minute while most listeners can consume 400-500 words per minute. Distracted leaders allow their excess brain capacity to dialogue internally about the conversation and miss meaning by relying only on the words spoken (which account for only seven percent of #communication)."

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#leadershipskills #managerialskills #interpersonalcommunication #interpersonalskills #relationshipmanagement #strengthsdecoder 

Article - Recognizing Deception - How to Spot a Lie

 Here's an article on something that we wish we could do with some degree of effectiveness on a daily basis - detecting the lies told to us.

It would have been of additional help to me during my corporate days, and it is still useful today.

Here's a hard truth from the article "we’re overconfident in our ability to detect lies."

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Why we don't understand experts

 This is a fascinating read that tries to answer the question "Why don't they understand me? I've made it so simple."

Read on.

https://www.iedp.com/articles/the-curse-of-knowledge-why-experts-struggle-to-explain-their-work-1/

#communicationskills #strengthsdecoder #presentationskills #influencingskills #expertadvice