#10 Another Angle

COMMUNICATION TIP

Two Words:

“Another Angle”

Use this…

…when you disagree.

Sometimes it will be important to state your perspective.

You could either bulldoze and dismiss what other people feel, or gently nudge and use the phrase, ‘another angle’.

With ‘another angle’, you're not dismissing their view, you're just proposing that maybe there's another perspective.

When you disagree, use a screwdriver not an axe. Gently turn, don’t cut down.

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Now what?

In practice:

Friend: “You’re wrong, we definitely have to do it this way!”

You: “You might be on to something there. I just wonder if there’s another angle we haven’t considered yet?”

Next time you find yourself entering a potential disagreement, see if you can gently introduce ‘another angle’. It may just help you find a mutually agreeable solution.

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