Comments on: Listening differently: the two sides of a compliment http://openchanges.com/archives/15 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:04:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: Coert Visser http://openchanges.com/archives/15#comment-3 Coert Visser Sun, 22 Apr 2007 05:57:30 +0000 http://openchanges.com/archives/15#comment-3 <p>Hi Michael, I know that exercise! It is a great one. I have mentioned your post in my blog and I've added a nice quote by Rayya Guhl Coert</p> Hi Michael, I know that exercise! It is a great one. I have mentioned your post in my blog and I’ve added a nice quote by Rayya Guhl Coert

]]> By: Vivian Luth-Hanssen http://openchanges.com/archives/15#comment-7 Vivian Luth-Hanssen Mon, 23 Apr 2007 13:47:47 +0000 http://openchanges.com/archives/15#comment-7 <p>Hi Michael. I´ve enjoyed your blog, reading the different articles you share with us. Thank you especially for the nag-nag-nag exercise, which I am going to use in my next training session!</p> Hi Michael. I´ve enjoyed your blog, reading the different articles you share with us. Thank you especially for the nag-nag-nag exercise, which I am going to use in my next training session!

]]> By: michaelhjerth http://openchanges.com/archives/15#comment-8 michaelhjerth Mon, 23 Apr 2007 13:55:42 +0000 http://openchanges.com/archives/15#comment-8 <p>Thanks, Vivian. The nag-nag-nag excercise is one of the most powerful excercises I know. I ussually. Invite people to do it in couple. 2 minutes of complaining, followed by 1 minute of compliments. The switch sides.</p> Thanks, Vivian. The nag-nag-nag excercise is one of the most powerful excercises I know. I ussually. Invite people to do it in couple. 2 minutes of complaining, followed by 1 minute of compliments. The switch sides.

]]> By: Regina Reinhardt http://openchanges.com/archives/15#comment-11 Regina Reinhardt Tue, 24 Apr 2007 06:57:02 +0000 http://openchanges.com/archives/15#comment-11 <p>Love the nag-nag-nag idea. I'll try it out. THANK you for sharing!</p> <p>Would love to add an other aspect of compliments: Does a compliment say s.th. about the speaker or the receiver/listening person? My oberservations says it's more about the speaker (we appreciate what we wish to have) plus it serves the listening person ;-)) A win-win situation?</p> Love the nag-nag-nag idea. I’ll try it out. THANK you for sharing!

Would love to add an other aspect of compliments: Does a compliment say s.th. about the speaker or the receiver/listening person? My oberservations says it’s more about the speaker (we appreciate what we wish to have) plus it serves the listening person ;-)) A win-win situation?

]]> By: michaelhjerth http://openchanges.com/archives/15#comment-12 michaelhjerth Tue, 24 Apr 2007 09:37:17 +0000 http://openchanges.com/archives/15#comment-12 <p>Hi Regina, I think you are right about that the compliments says something about the "sender" too. I write about about that in my blog on affirming questions. The compliment says something to the reciever about how I see them, which says something about me. Affirming questions are more powerful than straight complimemts, since it make that something clearer. I'm writing up another blog about the art of comliments.</p> Hi Regina, I think you are right about that the compliments says something about the “sender” too. I write about about that in my blog on affirming questions. The compliment says something to the reciever about how I see them, which says something about me. Affirming questions are more powerful than straight complimemts, since it make that something clearer. I’m writing up another blog about the art of comliments.

]]> By: Michael Goran http://openchanges.com/archives/15#comment-15 Michael Goran Wed, 25 Apr 2007 00:31:18 +0000 http://openchanges.com/archives/15#comment-15 <p>I have also heard this exercise called 'BMW' (Bitch Moan and Whine). Often this elicits some laughter, which immediately causes a release of energy from the group, making the instructions sink in faster. And I love your new blog Michael, it's a great way to capture SF thoughts in an emergent manner. (and that's my compliment to you!)</p> I have also heard this exercise called ‘BMW’ (Bitch Moan and Whine). Often this elicits some laughter, which immediately causes a release of energy from the group, making the instructions sink in faster. And I love your new blog Michael, it’s a great way to capture SF thoughts in an emergent manner. (and that’s my compliment to you!)

]]> By: michaelhjerth http://openchanges.com/archives/15#comment-16 michaelhjerth Wed, 25 Apr 2007 07:11:05 +0000 http://openchanges.com/archives/15#comment-16 <p>Great name, Mike. I'll try to figure out a Swedish acronym. Will you be in Bruges, too?</p> Great name, Mike. I’ll try to figure out a Swedish acronym. Will you be in Bruges, too?

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