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2040's Ideas and Innovations Newsletter, Issue 70: How Communications Matter

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Aug 25, 2022
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Issue 70, August 25th, 2022

Can you hear me? Am I listening? Are we communicating in ways that we understand each other? Language, tone, intention … critical thinking. Are we honestly embracing diversity of thought, alternative perspectives, and different ways of solving problems? Or are we putting our co-workers, colleagues, and—even worse—our customers into boxes that we have imposed on them.

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In case you missed, it, check out our newsletter, “How Effectively Do You Communicate with Stakeholders,” and learn how critical thinking makes the difference that matters to everyone in your organization. Here’s the new billboard: Tell me something I don’t already know. Or if you do, tell me in a new way that makes the message relevant to me and useful in my life—both professional and private. More to the point, tell me what it means and why it matters.

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