Friday, June 21, 2013
Why do some say . . .
Why do some say . . .
"Sorry to interrupt," but then interrupt and continue speaking. Why interrupt if you are sorry?
Start a sentence with the word "honestly." Does this mean that everything said up to that point has been a lie?
Threatening an employee with "I'm going to write you up," meaning a formal written warning will be provided on a piece of paper. Why not just write them up without the verbal threat? More importantly, has there been a conversation about this problem behaviour in the past to resolve? In my experience, those who make these types of threatening statements have done a poor job communicating their expectations and corresponding shortfalls. That statement [write you / them up] should never be spoken. Do it [written warning] if it is necessary, but it is always the final step.
"Everyone believes / or does that . . . " Obviously, this statement can never be true. There are quite a few people on this planet; there must be at least one dissenter. This type of statement is used when one is losing an argument.
One more:
"That has been communicated to them hundreds of times; they can't seem to . . . "
"Sorry to interrupt, but honestly if you have to tell someone hundreds of times there is clearly something wrong with your telling. Furthermore, if you don't get this fixed I'm going to write you up. Everyone else is able to get this done! Besides, I've told you million times not to exaggerate!"
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communication
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