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How Do I Work with a Stick-in-the-Mud?
Happiness is making a schedule and keeping to it!
~The Rabbit from Winnie the Pooh
You have a great idea that could improve the way your family, department or company operates. With enthusiasm you share your idea only to hear "We tried that" or "Just stick to the schedule", or "Quit rocking the boat". Why are so many people resistant to change?
Ned Hermann's Brain Dominance Model |
In this edition we will explore the world of the cautious, safekeeping thinker and communicator. Ned Herrmann calls this way of thinking the "B Quadrant". These folks prefer to be in control of projects and making lists is their favorite way to keep safe. Detailed planning and organizing will make sure that nothing falls through the cracks, and therefore, no surprises occur. The best way to work with a B Quadrant thinker is to be practical, answer all the detail questions of who-what-where and how. Stay on track, provide proper documentation and unfold your ideas in a step-by-step format. While this type of thinker may be more resistant to change than most thinkers, if you allow them to process the worst outcomes of the upcoming change before you have them process the best outcomes of the change, they will embrace the change sooner.
Next week we will look at the type of communicator who often tells stories.....and many of them have no point!
Summary of tips for more effective communication
B Quadrant (Rabbit from Winnie the Pooh)
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Answer detailed questions with who-what-where and how
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Stay on track
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Provide proper documentation
- Be practical
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Unfold your ideas in step-by-step format
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Ask them for the worst outcomes of change first
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Partner with a B Quadrant thinker to gain insights
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About Us
Diane Amundson is the owner of Diane Amundson & Associates. She has been training, speaking and consulting for over sixteen years in the areas of leadership, creativity, generational diversity, team building, sales communication, conflict resolution and strategic planning. She has worked with Fortune 500 Companies like General Mills and Pepsi Cola along with numerous school districts in Minnesota and Wisconsin. She has co-authored a book titled Success Strategies: A High Achiever's Guide to Success. She is a member of the National Speakers Association and has served as Adjunct Professor of Organizational Behavior at Winona State University.
She is a Rotarian that has traveled the world on humanitarian projects in Mongolia, India and Brazil.
Her style of speaking is informative and highly interactive.
Diane Amundson & Associates
Phone: (507)452-2232 Fax:(507)452-0090 24456 County Road 9 Winona, MN 55987 |
