Communicating During Our New Normal Is Change a Landmine or a Goldmine?

In the past few months our world as we knew it has gone through some major upheavals.  First COVID19 reared its devastating head sending everyone running for safety and shelter.  Then the uncertainty of employment plus breakdowns in major unemployment systems shook up our financial well-being.  And on the heels of what appeared to be baby steps to recovery, social injustice and racism give us another one-two punch leaving us with days of high emotion and polarization.

So, what can we do?  Many experts are telling us it’s time to take action.  Put things right.  But what is right and how do we know which way is best?

I think Eric Ellis, president and chief executive officer of Integrity Development Corporation in Cincinnati said it best when he said, “We must recognize that all people will have different perspectives.”

One of the primary principles of the Brilliant Leader Program based on the Color Code Theory is that although each person, while predisposed to respond and communicate based on their own innate motivators, we are still 100% responsible for our own actions.
 
How we act; how we speak; how we treat others and how we react to situations is totally our own responsibility.  100%!!!

Acknowledging our actions and holding ourselves accountable for the outcome is the first step towards change.  Being willing to listen objectively, without bias, seeking that little kernel of truth that binds us as people may be all it takes to make a difference.

I encourage each and every one of you to dig inside to find that little kernel of truth about yourself and then to find the courage to make the small changes to your style, your way of thinking, and most of all to how you act and react towards others.

You know, we all have a choice about how we move forward.  We can either see the upheavals as landmines destroying everything in its path…or we can see it as a goldmine giving us the opportunity to make positive changes by being willing to take 100% responsibility.

"It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences."  Audre Lorde

Until next time.  Stay safe.  Be kind.  And most of all be patient.

Foster communication style changes in your company by establishing a “cultural vocabulary” that defines what's happening without ascribing judgement.  This is where the Brilliant Leader Program can help.  Contact us to learn more about building a shared vocabulary and framework for discussing differences.  Ask about our discounted corporate account options.