Power Thought of the Week with Patricia Parham, Ph.DPowerful Words may be Negative
Negative words may be considered impolite or precursors to conflict. The first is a logical fallacy. Tact and diplomacy can make any message socially acceptable. The potential for conflict can be minimized by following three simple guidelines.
- Never use negative words to describe an individual or her values.
- Always attach negative words to ideas or behaviors. This creates distance between the person and the idea or the behavior, so that they can hear and process a dissenting point of view.
- While negating bad ideas and ineffective behaviors, affirm the person from whom they came. You can say almost anything to anyone when you say it with love.
Patricia A. Parham
Parham Enterprises
www.parhament.com
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