School Psychologist | SE Director | Doctoral Student in Educational Leadership| Early Childhood
NEW LEGGETT LEADERSHIP CARD!! 💡 Happy Friday! Ever experienced this? Here’s what to do ⤵️ You finally get an invitation to the conversation you feel is critical, only to realize that although you are physically in the room, no one is actually asking what you think. Instead people in power positions are saying things like, “So I think we should do this because of _____. Makes sense right?” And then they proceed to keep talking without pause. This is a sign that you are serving the role of a passive supporter. For some reason someone wants your support but they don’t really want you to disagree with them. Rather, things appear as if you agree and have participated in the conversation, but not actively. Here are some sentence starters to interrupt this habit (professionally): 💡 “Can we pause there? I would like to share something.” 💡”I think I understand where you’re coming from and I would like us to also consider ____”. 💡”I am grateful you included me in this conversation because I believe ___”. Stick to your main points and be consistent so they hear you. Feel confident with acknowledging disagreement. Conversations shouldn’t be about who “gets their way”, or winning. We can disagree and still problem solve. Let me know how these work for you !
