Comments on: Communication at work and the husband hidden in kenya http://conflictzen.lenski.com/communication-at-work-and-husband-in-kenya/ conflict resolution for organizations, teams, executives and managers Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:57:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Dr. Tammy Lenski http://conflictzen.lenski.com/communication-at-work-and-husband-in-kenya/#comment-312 Dr. Tammy Lenski Mon, 29 Oct 2007 22:31:29 +0000 http://lenski.com/communication-at-work-and-husband-in-kenya/#comment-312 Hey there, Troy, it's great to hear from you. I'm glad I made you smile. And you made me smile, with the spinning wheels comment! Hey there, Troy, it’s great to hear from you. I’m glad I made you smile. And you made me smile, with the spinning wheels comment!

]]> By: Troy Worman http://conflictzen.lenski.com/communication-at-work-and-husband-in-kenya/#comment-311 Troy Worman Mon, 29 Oct 2007 21:27:29 +0000 http://lenski.com/communication-at-work-and-husband-in-kenya/#comment-311 Pope NOT happy! I love it. I wonder how much juice was spent on the spinning wheels. Pope NOT happy! I love it.

I wonder how much juice was spent on the spinning wheels.

]]> By: Dr. Tammy Lenski http://conflictzen.lenski.com/communication-at-work-and-husband-in-kenya/#comment-307 Dr. Tammy Lenski Sun, 07 Oct 2007 21:11:15 +0000 http://lenski.com/communication-at-work-and-husband-in-kenya/#comment-307 All is great with me, Jill, and thanks for taking the time to comment. Your blog is looking so terrific, by the way. All is great with me, Jill, and thanks for taking the time to comment. Your blog is looking so terrific, by the way.

]]> By: The Mentor Mom http://conflictzen.lenski.com/communication-at-work-and-husband-in-kenya/#comment-310 The Mentor Mom Sun, 07 Oct 2007 17:37:06 +0000 http://lenski.com/communication-at-work-and-husband-in-kenya/#comment-310 Great reminder on how easy it is for things to be misinterpreted! Hope all is well with you :) Great reminder on how easy it is for things to be misinterpreted! Hope all is well with you :)

]]> By: Dr. Tammy Lenski http://conflictzen.lenski.com/communication-at-work-and-husband-in-kenya/#comment-308 Dr. Tammy Lenski Sat, 06 Oct 2007 10:48:03 +0000 http://lenski.com/communication-at-work-and-husband-in-kenya/#comment-308 Loraine, your Mr Conklin used a great exercise to make the point about how information changes with each delivery. I remember that exercise from school too. I wonder how many of us experienced it? I know others have mentioned it to me over the years. Thanks for taking the time to write and share it with readers here! Loraine, your Mr Conklin used a great exercise to make the point about how information changes with each delivery. I remember that exercise from school too. I wonder how many of us experienced it? I know others have mentioned it to me over the years.

Thanks for taking the time to write and share it with readers here!

]]> By: Loraine Andersen http://conflictzen.lenski.com/communication-at-work-and-husband-in-kenya/#comment-309 Loraine Andersen Fri, 05 Oct 2007 21:51:08 +0000 http://lenski.com/communication-at-work-and-husband-in-kenya/#comment-309 Cute post! Short and sweet, but gets the point across that we all need to remember that miscommunications happen all the time; poor enunciation, hearing problems, a lack of listening skills, distractions in the environment - these can all contribute to misunderstandings. This reminds me of an activity my 11th grade history teacher (Mr. Steve Conklin) had us do after our written final. We all arranged our desks in a big circle, starting and ending at his desk. He had a simple phrase that he leaned over and whispered to the student on his right side, who in turn whispered it to the next, and so on. (We might have added 'pass it on' at the end!) At the end, he would say out loud the message whispered by the kid on his left. I have to say, I thought it was pretty dumb. Until I heard the starting and ending phrase! Everyone was amazed at the result, and wondered how it changed so much, so we all repeated the phrase we said to see where the changes had occured. Everybody was talking and laughing about this process, but it really illustrated some great lessons in an unforgettable way! I imagine it could also be adapted to the work environment as well. Anyway, thanks for the blog, and giving me a laugh this morning! Cute post! Short and sweet, but gets the point across that we all need to remember that miscommunications happen all the time; poor enunciation, hearing problems, a lack of listening skills, distractions in the environment – these can all contribute to misunderstandings.
This reminds me of an activity my 11th grade history teacher (Mr. Steve Conklin) had us do after our written final. We all arranged our desks in a big circle, starting and ending at his desk. He had a simple phrase that he leaned over and whispered to the student on his right side, who in turn whispered it to the next, and so on. (We might have added ‘pass it on’ at the end!) At the end, he would say out loud the message whispered by the kid on his left.
I have to say, I thought it was pretty dumb. Until I heard the starting and ending phrase! Everyone was amazed at the result, and wondered how it changed so much, so we all repeated the phrase we said to see where the changes had occured. Everybody was talking and laughing about this process, but it really illustrated some great lessons in an unforgettable way!
I imagine it could also be adapted to the work environment as well.
Anyway, thanks for the blog, and giving me a laugh this morning!

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