http://www.davidkspencer.com/2008/07/21/were-all-in-this-together/ Thriving in the 21st century workplace Thu, 14 Jul 2011 22:00:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.davidkspencer.com/2008/07/21/were-all-in-this-together/comment-page-1/#comment-41 J Grosbach Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:53 +0000 http://www.davidkspencer.com/?p=62#comment-41 The flipside, and something I struggle with a great deal, is recognizing when someone else is in that "us vs them" mindset. I'm (usually) able to maintain a "we're in this together" perspective, but I'm terrible at spotting when the person(s) I'm dealing with isn't, and I get blindsided by how people react because of that. My underlying assumptions are invalid, and therefore I am ineffective in how I interact with them. The flipside, and something I struggle with a great deal, is recognizing when someone else is in that “us vs them” mindset. I’m (usually) able to maintain a “we’re in this together” perspective, but I’m terrible at spotting when the person(s) I’m dealing with isn’t, and I get blindsided by how people react because of that. My underlying assumptions are invalid, and therefore I am ineffective in how I interact with them.

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