Our intentions will come out in our conversations and in our behaviors. That’s why I’ve been covering the five hidden intentions to let go of.
If you missed the first three, stay tuned and on the last one, I’ll give you a link to see all of them.
This week I’m talking about letting go of the intention to comply.
“But compliance is necessary” you might say. Read on to see what I mean.
The Intention to Comply
We’ve all initiated a difficult conversation for the purpose of documenting the conversation instead of for the purpose of improving performance. If you find yourself dreading the conversation and not putting any effort into it it’s a good sign you might have fallen into the compliance trap. Take a moment, and get clear on what the employee can do, or should stop doing in order to improve performance. Put more concern and effort into the conversation rather than just showing up to document the conversation.
The reason so many leaders simply comply is that they don’t know how to master conflict conversations. I’m going to be launching my own online course to teach the same skill that is in chapter 7 of my book from Conflict to Courage. Sign up to be notified when it launches!
Best,
Marlene Chism
