Why Understanding Other Perspectives Is a Key Leadership Skill (Forbes) Flashcards
What is the value of recognizing different perspectives?
It enables us to hear and react to things very differently.
What is perspective?
The way individuals see the world.
It comes from their personal point of view, and is shaped by life experiences, values, their current state of mind, the assumptions they bring into a situation, and a whole lot of other things.
How can you get closer to reality?
When looking at the shared reality of an event, the more perspectives you get, the closer to reality you get.
What is perspective-taking?
It is about being able to understand a situation from the POV of another person.
What is the “advantage” of perspective-taking?
It allows you to better explore a situation that happened in the past, or supports you in making an upcoming decision.
What is perspective-seeking?
It is about reaching out to people and better understanding their point of view on a specific topic or situation.
It is about being truly and authentically curious about hearing and learning more about their perspective.
What is the biggest trap of perspective-seeking?
Reaching out to people who have the same POV as you, to validate a hard decision you want to make.
Why would you want to perspective-seek?
To discover potential blind spots or new things to consider.
What is perspective-coordinating?
Observing what you can learn from the perspective you received, notably evaluating how considering these different viewpoints contribute to your understanding of the situation, and help you in your decision-making.
As well, you can observe how wide/small one’s perspective is.
