Plus, how to respond when you feel offended.
| SEPTEMBER 21, 2022 • VOL. 20 ISSUE 38 | | | Hi John,
Today you’ll find thoughts on helicoptering—as a parent or a leader—and tips to respond when you’ve been offended.
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| | | | SURVIVING FREEDOM
| | by Kerry Patterson
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| | As a child, my parents fiercely protected me.
At their insistence, I remained close to home and under their tight watch. And then, one day in early 1959, they let go.
When I turned thirteen, my mom and dad either tired of regulating my every move or began to trust me. Either way, it was as if the door to my cage had been left unlocked. Since my friends were similarly liberated, it wasn’t long until a small band of thirteen-year-old boys was roaming the area around Bellingham Bay, mostly unfettered, and completely unsupervised. We didn’t know it, but we had entered our Huck Finn years.
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| | | | | | WHAT TO SAY WHEN SOMEONE IS OFFENSIVE
| | When someone says something offensive, they best way to address it is opposite of our instinct. |
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| | | | | ONE TIP TO BE A BETTER TEAMMATE
| | Should you take pride in being someone who takes good mental notes? Or should you just take notes? |
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| | | | | | OCT 10–14 | | CRUCIAL CONVERSATIONS® FOR MASTERING DIALOGUE | | Join us live online and learn how to: Resolve conflict. Speak your mind truthfully and tactfully. Reach alignment when stakes are high and opinions vary. Navigate the most important interactions at home and work. | | | |
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| | | | | | I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers. | | | | | |
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