Relationships can be challenging. As professionals and performers (which you likely are if you are taking the time to read this article), we want to excel ourselves and want our colleagues to do well too. When mistakes or failures happen, we know from GROWTH MINDSET, it is an opportunity to grow, learn, and fail forward AND it can still be challenging especially if someone doesn’t know there is a problem or is not self-aware.
What do you do? As leaders, how do you tactfully yet clearly communicate in a way to speak accurately, not sugar-coating, but not being negative, critical, or destructive? Here are 16 ideas from the Forbes Coaches….
My thoughts are:
Stand By Them And Help Them Grow Through It
How would you like your friend to respond if they saw you in a blunder? Everyone wants grace and understanding. The judgment is what makes it difficult to fail forward. We all make mistakes. Be understanding and keep your frustration separate. Love them through it by standing by their side, listening to them, and helping them grow through it. Explore lessons learned and steps that can be taken.
