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    Listen, we can all be guilty of this from time to time. Think about it. Isn't a lot easier and more comfortable to rationalise someone's actions and bring some sort of meaning to their behaviours.

    The twist is that it is also human nature to get our backs up when somebody does exact

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    These values drive our belief system which, in turn, influence our behaviours and actions.

    Having a set of values is great. What's not so great is when we cannot accept a differing set of values belonging to someone else.

    Take a moment, think of your team members or others with whom you are in regular contact. Have there been occasions when you haven't quite understood or totally disagreed with their views or their behaviour?

    what was your immediate reaction?

    Did you seek clarification, did you try to understand, or did you assume, based on your values and beliefs, that their behaviour was due to................?

    The danger with this assumption, any assumption, is that it can lead to bad feeling, resentment, even hostility when we start to voice these assumptions, these attributes that we have decided to give someone.

    Listen, we can all be guilty of this from time to time. Think about it. Isn't a lot easier and more comfortable to rationalise someone's actions and bring some sort of meaning to their behaviours.

    The twist is that it is also human nature to get our backs up when somebody does exactl

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    These values drive our belief system which, in turn, influence our behaviours and actions.

    Having a set of values is great. What's not so great is when we cannot accept a differing set of values belonging to someone else.

    Take a moment, think of your team members or others with whom you are in regular contact. Have there been occasions when you haven't quite understood or totally disagreed with their views or their behaviour?

    what was your immediate reaction?

    Did you seek clarification, did you try to understand, or did you assume, based on your values and beliefs, that their behaviour was due to................?

    The danger with this assumption, any assumption, is that it can lead to bad feeling, resentment, even hostility when we start to voice these assumptions, these attributes that we have decided to give someone.

    Listen, we can all be guilty of this from time to time. Think about it. Isn't a lot easier and more comfortable to rationalise someone's actions and bring some sort of meaning to their behaviours.

    The twist is that it is also human nature to get our backs up when somebody does exact

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    rs or others with whom you are in regular contact. Have there been occasions when you haven't quite understood or totally disagreed with their views or their behaviour?

    what was your immediate reaction?

    Did you seek clarification, did you try to understand, or did you assume, based on your values and beliefs, that their behaviour was due to................?

    The danger with this assumption, any assumption, is that it can lead to bad feeling, resentment, even hostility when we start to voice these assumptions, these attributes that we have decided to give someone.

    Listen, we can all be guilty of this from time to time. Think about it. Isn't a lot easier and more comfortable to rationalise someone's actions and bring some sort of meaning to their behaviours.

    The twist is that it is also human nature to get our backs up when somebody does exact

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    ased on your values and beliefs, that their behaviour was due to................?

    The danger with this assumption, any assumption, is that it can lead to bad feeling, resentment, even hostility when we start to voice these assumptions, these attributes that we have decided to give someone.

    Listen, we can all be guilty of this from time to time. Think about it. Isn't a lot easier and more comfortable to rationalise someone's actions and bring some sort of meaning to their behaviours.

    The twist is that it is also human nature to get our backs up when somebody does exact

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    Listen, we can all be guilty of this from time to time. Think about it. Isn't a lot easier and more comfortable to rationalise someone's actions and bring some sort of meaning to their behaviours.

    The twist is that it is also human nature to get our backs up when somebody does exactly the same to us...

  • I know why you did that
  • I know what makes you tick
  • You never agreed to it in the first place
  • We all know what you think
  • You're just opting for the easy way out
  • The harsh reality is that this behaviour, assuming that which is not true, is an excuse for not making the effort, for not working at understanding, for not seeking the real explanation.

    Now, this is bad enough if left unchecked within the team. Unfortunately, there can also be a tendency to make assumptions about individuals, even groups outside the team.

  • They don't want our inputs
  • You know they have it in for us
  • That lot, what a waste of space
  • He'll never support us in a month of Sundays
  • They're just waiting for something to go wrong
  • Why is this a problem? Bottom line? It will almost definitely lead to the wrong decisions being made, reaching conclusions and developing actions which are certain to deliver less than favourable results.

    What's a team leader to do?

    Well, by now, y

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