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Ed Paulson PhD - The BizDoctor's avatar

Another interesting and useful newsletter @MichaelToebe! It is hard to get out of our own mindset and see things through the eyes of another. @LesleyWorthington explains the importance of that so well here! Thanks for posting! I'll keep reinforcing these concepts on my side too!

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Communication Intelligence's avatar

I so appreciate you and your comments, Ed. Your expertise and observations are beneficial to the discussion. Understanding people the way Lesley described it is a critical checkpoint.

Lesley is a smart, informative and interesting read. Her giving her time for an interview on this topic was a great gift. Hopefully many readers will agree and benefit.

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Lesley Worthington's avatar

Thanks so much for picking up this topic and continuing the discussion. One of the best things we can do for ourselves, our careers, our relationships, and our organizations is to pause and reflect. This gives us greater awareness of our blindspots and biases and gets us out of our heads a bit more, and with any luck some of the insights in your article will help people see the value in aiming for greater reflection and self-awareness. Self-awareness quickly leads to awareness of others, which is ultimately what needs to happen if we want our relationships to work for us and not against us.

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Communication Intelligence's avatar

Me, moving forward: "Pause and reflect. Pause and reflect. Pause and reflect." This is advisory that can positively impact processing our perceptions, emotions and responses for better decisions and stronger relationships. Thank you for conversing about your important points in this article, Lesley. Readers will learn valuable insights.

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