File this under Humanistic Management
As much as we would like interoffice and intraoffice
communication to go smoothly, the reality is that we humans aren’t robots. We
are real people with real issues, real dreams, real desires and real
insecurities. This means, a simple communication to ask a co-worker for some
help can often be viewed as a form of power struggle between competing rivals.
Look. We all have a
tendency to read into emails and letters what was left unspoken. Some of us are better at this than others,
meaning that what we read into things is accurate. Most of us, however, are REALLY
REALLY bad at this and read into things stuff that isn’t there.
What dictates our success or failure in this area is whether
or not we are taking into account the actual motivation of other people or
their perceived motivation. To help you reach the actual motivation, it is
helpful to remember that the world doesn’t revolve around you. This person has
their own issues and concerns that likely have nothing to do with you. Once you
realize that, it puts you in a position to actually be helpful instead of
competitive. And that will help everyone be more successful.
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