Episode 375: The Danger of Assumptions in Your Culture: The WHAT Principle

About this episode

This episode discusses the importance of focusing on facts rather than assumptions and comments in communication.

We are living in an age where people are believing the headlines (gossip) and not reading the story. As a result, people are making assumptions about the circumstances in their world and commenting before acquiring the facts. This leads us to a need to ask “what?” and follow the WHAT principle. This episode will help you frame and recognize the need to once again focus on the facts and not the comments as well as be the leader to close the gap between headlines and comments by using "truths." Wonder about the headline and intent Help yourself by being curious and asking questions Acquire the facts Truth focused communications

People in this episode

Host: Ted Neitzke IV

Topics covered

• assumptions
• communication
• truth
• curiosity
• leadership
• facts

Keywords

• assumptions
• WHAT principle
• communication
• curiosity
• facts
• leadership
• truths

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