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Your Perspective is Not the Only Perspective

By Nancy Turngren 

I recently flew on an airplane. Normally, that’s no big deal. But in the year 2020 things are different! 

This photo is me on the E Concourse at O’Hare International Airport – one of the busiest in the world. I’ve flown one other time during the pandemic and purposely avoided O’Hare because I assumed it’d be too crowded for my comfort level. Suffice to say, my assumption wasn’t close to accurate.

We often walk into situations where we assume what is going to happen. We have an idea in our mind of how things are supposed to be. Due to COVID-19, we are seeing things from a new perspective, and our assumptions are often wrong. We don’t personally have past experience of a pandemic, so we can’t use our experiences to base our thoughts and/or behaviors. 

But perspectives and assumptions aren’t just present in global pandemics.

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Now is the Time for Listening

I recently presented a virtual training on coaching skills for managers. One of the activities focused on listening. For two minutes, the manager just had to listen to their partner and then repeat back what they heard. Sounds easy, right? 

Well, there is one comment I hear every time I do this activity. Can you guess what it is?

“It was so nice to be able to talk and just be heard.”

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Stop Asking the Wrong Questions

We have encouraged you to bring your inner coach to work. Wondering what that means? Worried that you need to be ready to teach everybody how to do their jobs and call all the plays? Not sure how to do that given all the additional challenges in the world right now?

Good news, coaching is all about getting other people to help you do the work. With my clients, I don’t need to figure out exactly what they need to do. My job is to help them figure out what they want or need to do next.

And if you are coaching at work, you get everyone else to problem-solve and innovate.

How does this happen? By getting curious and asking lots of questions.

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What do you need this summer?

Darcy relaxing by a lake, reading a book, summer self care, titled what do you need this summer

Summer has finally arrived in Wisconsin, and we know it won’t last long. How many times have you said, “Where has the summer gone?” 

While we are all dealing with uncertainty, one thing I know for sure… this summer won’t be typical. Summer camps and sporting events have been cancelled, and vacation plans are postponed. 

But there’s a bigger question than “What are we going to do this summer?” now that all your typical outings are off the table. The more important question right now is: 

“What do I need this summer?” 

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