Thursday, March 17, 2016

Councils

A little while ago, one of the speakers at our Stake Conference offered the following advice on effective councils:

  • Be realistic
  • Start with / from a question
    • How can we handle X better?
    • How can we ...?
    • Invite people to participate/help solve issue
  • Evaluate yourself - what lack I yet?
  • Talk about the hard stuff - ask the question and wait (silence is ok)
  • Listen, listen, listen
    • 2 ears, 1 mouth
    • Seek first to understand then to be understood
  • Keep it positive
    • 5 positives for every 1 negative
    • Respond with the smallest hammer possible, don't let it escalate
    • PIE = praise, instruction, encouragement
  • Persevere - things take time

No comments: