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adage - “sticks and stone may break my bones but words will never hurt me”?
I am not sure who should get credit for that saying but my experience as both a leader and a follower is that words are powerful, very powerful.
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Leaders know that words, once spoken, have consequences.
So then…
What you say matters!
How you say it matters!
When you say it matters!
Where you say it matters!
The Monday challenge…
Choose your words carefully this week.
I invite you have at least one conversation a day during which you listen to what is said and wait 2 to 5 seconds before you offer a response.
Happy Monday!
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2 comments:
It is so true. Especially these days when what is "said" is usually printed-texted, Facebooked- and not uttered out loud. Those words can sting worse since they are internalized so much faster without having the ability to give a retort as quickly. Good weekly advice!
Good advice, Ron. Can you tell the folks on TV and in Washington to do this, too? Listening supports understanding, which I think can be terribly lacking in many conversations.
Thanks for sharing this link!
Matt
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