Years ago, when I was the Sr. Pastor [code for old guy] there were times that I had to send difficult emails or have difficult conversations with someone. Sometimes members, sometimes employees.
Somewhere along the way, I learned to submit my emails to key staff for their review. They would often offer some edits to make the email sound nicer. I was always glad for their input. We get smarter when we run our attitudes by solid humans.
If I had to have a difficult discussion with someone, I would sit down with my XO, still the XO at Woods Chapel, Sherri Swanson. A brilliant human.
I would run through what I was planning to say and she would listen to my spiel and almost always say, "the content is fine, but it needs to sound nicer." I was always grateful for her advice.
If you have to have a difficult communication with a friend, family member or employee, you might want to run it by a trusted person. Others can see things in our words that we often cannot.
It's a beautiful, hurt free day in God's world, be sure to see the good.
No comments:
Post a Comment