A Clever Exercise That Illustrates How Difficult It Is To Communicate Effectively
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It’s hard to communicate effectively with other people. Each of us bring a set of assumptions and perspectives into each conversation and it’s highly unlikely that they’re always aligned. There’s a clever exercise that one of the big consulting companies sends their new recruits through to illustrate the point. Small groups of new hires are given a can of Coke and asked to spend two minutes in silence writing down what they each see.
A Clever Exercise That Illustrates How Difficult It Is To Communicate Effectively
A Clever Exercise That Illustrates How…
A Clever Exercise That Illustrates How Difficult It Is To Communicate Effectively
It’s hard to communicate effectively with other people. Each of us bring a set of assumptions and perspectives into each conversation and it’s highly unlikely that they’re always aligned. There’s a clever exercise that one of the big consulting companies sends their new recruits through to illustrate the point. Small groups of new hires are given a can of Coke and asked to spend two minutes in silence writing down what they each see.