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Heart-to-Heart. HAS 3230. Empathy Begins Inside. Sensing what others feel Self awareness No sensitivity = people are “off”. A Subtle Dance. Communication pattern Partners mimic - entrainment Social skills = wait and watch. Understanding Others. Emotional cues Listen well
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Heart-to-Heart HAS 3230
Empathy Begins Inside • Sensing what others feel • Self awareness • No sensitivity = people are “off”
A Subtle Dance • Communication pattern • Partners mimic - entrainment • Social skills = wait and watch
Understanding Others • Emotional cues • Listen well • Show sensitivity • Help based on others needs and feelings
Art of listening • Ear of empathy • Active listening
Pseudoempathy • Manipulation • Natural safeguards
Empathy Avoidance • Tempering empathy • Head without the heart???
Empathy Distress • “Catch” another upsets • Upset that someone is in pain • Health providers toughen themselves
Service Orientation • Understand customer’s needs • Increase satisfaction • Offer assistance • Grasp customer’s perspective
Service Orientation • Top performers transcend others • Monitor satisfaction of customers • “Salespeople” empathize at the outset • Make and keep a customer
Leveraging Diversity • Respect and relate well • Understand diverse views • See diversity as an opportunity • Challenge bias and intolerance
Stereotypes • Calling attention to group affiliation • Cripple work performance • “Stereotype threat”
Success Through Others • Every group has its norms for expressing emotion • The goal is to be competitively different, diverse
Political Awareness • Read power relationships • Detect social networks • Understand those who shape views • Read realities
Political Awareness • Outstanding performers share this ability • Distance, objectivity • “Political animals” • Disdain is bad politics
Diversity • Primary characteristics • Secondary characteristics
Basic Dimensions of Cross-Cultural Adaptation • Personal communication • Host social communication • Host environment • Predisposition • Adaptation outcomes
More definitions • Beliefs • Values • Attitudes • Social organization • Stigma
Contexting • High and low context
Inter-professional Relationships • Education • Career patterns • Jargon and semantic differences • Class • Gender and race • Value and focuses • Professional isolation
Four needs of communication • The need to feel listened to… • The need to feel understood • The need to know the other person’s opinion • The need for closure
Communication with heart • Body • Mind • Heart • Shadow
Communication with heart (cont) • Dissonant messages • Mixed messages
Active Listening • Eye contact • Body language, facial expression • Verbal acknowledgement • Paraphrasing
I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.
“I”, “You”, “We”, “It” • “I” – ourselves • “You” – the person to whom “I” is speaking • “We” – speaker and listener • “It” – the activity
Noise • Language • Assumptions • Hidden agendas • Emotion • Culture
Reducing Noise • Monitor, be aware • Challenge assumptions • Probe for hidden agendas • Address the problem
Questioning • Directing and focusing • Clarifying and probing • Encouraging participation • Facilitating a meeting • Building relationships • Stimulating creativity
Rules about questioning • Don’t ask unless you want to know • Tell them why you’re asking • Ask in the positive • Avoid assumptive questions • One question per question • Know what kind to ask • Wait for answer – be silent
Handling Responses • Listen carefully • Summarize • Reinforce contributions • Give partial credit • Acknowledge their effort
Responding • Listen carefully • Repeat or restate • Be brief and direct • Simplify multiple questions • Defer or deflect
Johari Window Iknow Idon’tknow Blind Spot Others know Arena Others don’t know Facade Unknown (no feedback)
Giving feedback • Know why you’re giving it • Know when to give feedback • Describe behaviors • Speak for yourself
Giving feedback outline… • Observation • Effect on me or outcome • Pause • Suggestion or question
Receiving feedback • Be receptive • Listen carefully • Control physiological responses • Don’t argue or defend
Receiving feedback (cont) • Probe for understanding • Acknowledge the other person’s perceptions • Process and act