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Identifying the skills needed for the future
Developing a growth mindset
Creating a culture of continuous learning
Listen. And keep listening.
The simple act of giving the floor to another person yields immediate benefits. The longer you listen, the more you’ll understand. The more the other person talks, the more they’ll feel heard and comfortable. Earnest, open-ended questions can build trust and open the door for dialog.
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Offer a vision of a common goal that’s appealing to both of you.
A polarizing topic can hurt a conversation more than it helps. When someone begins to hate, take a few steps back and talk about a common goal, for example making an appeal to pro-life values by underscoring how the earth is essential to all life.
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Share your findings, but only as they relate.
This is the part of the conversation that we tend to focus on, but without careful groundwork, the opportunity won’t even arise. Typically, it took several minutes of warm-up before getting to this point.
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Say out loud the things you agree on.
Even if you squirm with some of what you hear, latching on to areas of disagreement almost always devolves into an argument — a trap one can too easily fall into. Instead, tune your ear for where you agree.
For example, if someone opines that climate scientists are corrupt, you can readily ...
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