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Monthly Archives: May 2009
Growing means accepting blame
Carl Rogers, the father of humanistic psychology, said that people are fundamentally motivated by two things: to develop and to be loved. However, sometimes these two desires can be incompatible. For example, you plan to move away to get the job you’ve always wanted, but your family is not too keen on the idea and they let you know their opinion in no uncertain terms. Continue reading
The ladder of inference, or how misunderstandings arise
You happen to walk past a colleague on the street, you say hello but he doesn’t answer. Your first reaction is to feel slighted and think that he has deliberately ignored you. You then try to explain what’s happened: “It’s because I didn’t back him up in a meeting the other day”. Continue reading
Posted in Communication
Tagged Chris Argyris, Communication, Ladder of inference, Misinterpretation, prejudices
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