Last night I was considering the communications process from a Taoist philosophical perspective, considering the Subjective (listening, inspiration, stories, advice), and Objective (inquiry, theory, case studies, directives).
Both leaders and followers, organizations and consumers, will switch between both frames depending on their conscious/unconscious state of participation. For greater effectiveness in interpersonal communications, it is helpful to be cognizant of which frame we’re using and perhaps switch back and forth.
To take the concept further, we could also add the dimension of participation levels: Active/Proactive v. Passive/Reactive
What do you think?
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That’s really food for thought!
Thanks for sharing and inspiring! I now find myself returning to your website repeatedly – we are colleagues in the same business!
Keep up the good work!
Best regards from Sweden,
Lars
Hejsan Lars,
Thanks for the response. It was in my head so I just had to get it out