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How to Keep Your Office Polite Even When Your Opinions are Radically Different
harmonious atmosphere when you’re on the clock.In Kelly Corrigan’s memoir, Tell Me More: Stories About the 12 Hardest Things I’m Learning to Say, she suggests those three words to not only encourage the people in your life to open up, but to also give yourself the opportunity to listen. If someone brings up an upcoming election or a controversial article she read at the lunch table, instead of automatically shutting it down to prevent conflict or biting our tongues to avoid disagreement, we could just say “tell me more”.It may be hard at first, especially if the person who is speaking is negative or irritable, but those simple words can really soften people up.
