In the workplace, we spend as much time, if not more time together with our teams than our family and friends. We tend to not give these relationships as much weight, but the function of them is just as important, from a standpoint of productivity but also our well being. Have you ever had a boss or a coworker that you couldn’t stand? You would try to avoid them at all costs, their very presence felt toxic, and it affected you more than you’d like to admit. You built up so much animosity, dread, and anger over time, that it ruined a lot of your days. Or what about a family member, that you have previous patterns or woundedness from the past with - and now you’re working with them. The point here is, we have to give weight to the relationships that take our time each day, and notice the effects of those relationships. We have the power to “flip the script” on those challenging relationships, just by starting to think about what it looks like to see, know and hear them. We might have to clear out some weeds in the way in order to do that, but when we can separate ourselves from their behavior toward us (release/forgiveness), then we can start to ask the good questions.
Where did they come from?
What makes them the way they are?
What have they been through in their life?
What do we hear them repeatedly saying that may be a source of woundedness?
What do they really want?
Maybe it’s encouragement, validation, or respect. Regardless of our opinion of whether or not they deserve it, we can’t change them, but we can, in healthy ways, change our script to indicate that we see, know and hear them. Listen in as we talk about how teams can operate in a healthy way, how you can approach those coworkers, and what it means for organizational growth.
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