Bringing the best out of others
Page 164. Bringing the best out of others. Think about someone who’s doing some work for you or someone you want to help experiment with these techniques. Extreme listening, coach don’t talk, give brain feedback, and be fair.
— from Friends, Community & Society (Relationships/Community/Society)
In the book
Do I respect them? If the answer to all three is yes, hold on tightly. And learn to bring the best out of the people around you — through what one writer calls extreme listening, through coaching rather than talking, and through simple fairness; nurture, deliberately, your relationships with supportive friends, family, and mentors. So choose your circle with care. I once realized, to my own embarrassment, that I had surrounded myself with unsupportive people and was working terribly hard to win a support they were never going to give — a humbling thing to admit. — Friends, Community & Society (Relationships/Community/Society)