On this journey of reaching my life goals, the academic setting is proving to be extremely beneficial. The ability to gain knowledge and self awareness is enhancing my thoughts and behaviors daily.
I was enlightened this week, when reading about my communication styles. I was able to take a step back and think about how I communicate and impact it has, both positive and negative. Being an "Open" communicator, the areas of being to open and wanting and needing feedback may be hindering my success. In the past few days I have started to watch how open I am and how much feedback am I asking for. WOW... do I ask for a lot of feedback and share a lot of information. The opportunity to listen more is no longer a blind spot for me. I want to be a better leader and co-worker and this journey is really proving to be the way.
My next personal action step is to enhance my awareness of listening and how I am listening to others.
To be an effective communicator, listening competence is imperative to being successful.
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Cathryn, I am an "Open" communicator as well and it clearly shows from my score on the Listening Assessment! I think we all fail to take a step back frequently to see if our communication strategies are working, especially listening!
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