14 September 2008
Tip No.6 Getting it out on the table
15/09/08 17:12 Filed in: Coaching
Tips
"This isn't what I signed up for!"
"I can't believe he did that!"
"This isn't what we agreed!"
Expressions we can be all too familiar with - expressions often vented with frustration, anger or despair.
What's going on here? Many times, especially in business, an upset is caused because expectations haven't been met - an unspoken 'contract' has been broken.
When we think of legal contracts, we mostly think of written documents, visible to the naked eye. The details of our obligations are scrutinised by the parties involved and we physically sign the documents to acknowledge our agreement and commitments.
What we rarely acknowledge consciously are the invisible contracts that exist in our heads that remain unscrutinised. Contracts that others haven't actually signed up to. Contracts that we get very upset about when they are broken..... Read More...
"I can't believe he did that!"
"This isn't what we agreed!"
Expressions we can be all too familiar with - expressions often vented with frustration, anger or despair.
What's going on here? Many times, especially in business, an upset is caused because expectations haven't been met - an unspoken 'contract' has been broken.
When we think of legal contracts, we mostly think of written documents, visible to the naked eye. The details of our obligations are scrutinised by the parties involved and we physically sign the documents to acknowledge our agreement and commitments.
What we rarely acknowledge consciously are the invisible contracts that exist in our heads that remain unscrutinised. Contracts that others haven't actually signed up to. Contracts that we get very upset about when they are broken..... Read More...
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