Power Thought of the Week with Patricia Parham, Ph.D.
Motivate by Showing Sincere Interest
Everyone likes talking about their work. Show sincere interest, listen and be insightful. For example, I know an After School Program director who was very excited about helping kids. Puzzled, I listened to all the programs providing different activities, none of which were academic. Finally, I said, “It sounds like you’re establishing lots of partnerships that are helping to build the community.” She said, “That’s exactly right! No one gets that.” and offered to help me network in that community.
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