Question

Discussion:

The Strategy of Cultivating Interdependence

All of life is an opportunity to think, relate, and work strategically. However, most people do not really think well, and they certainly do not think strategically by nature.  This IS something that can be learned!

In Covey's chapter on "Paradigms of Interdependence," he talks about the "Emotional Bank Account" that we have in our relationship with others, and he identifies "Six Major Deposits" that we can make into this emotional bank account by our actions, behaviors, and habits toward others. (Of course, we can also make "withdrawals" too.)

As you read about these deposits or withdrawals from our emotional bank accounts with others, it seems like "common sense," though this work is based upon solid research too. However, these behaviors are not as "common" as one would wish, which accounts for the interpersonal difficulties that plague our individual lives and the organizations in which we work.

Questions:

1) Do you really believe a person can retrain their thinking so that they learn to think more strategically and effectively as a habit of thought and life?

2) How would one go about learning how to think more strategically and training themselves actually to do so?

3) Do you really believe a person can learn new skills and behaviors in their interpersonal relationships so that over time they can dramatically improve their relationship with everyone important in their life?

4) How could one go about learning how to make Covey's six major deposits into others' emotional bank accounts? What could one do to make these deposits on a regular, reflexive, habitual basis?

Answer 1

1.yes person can retrain their thinking and learn to think more strategically by following manner:

*He must have clear understanding of his purpose.

*He must be able to think creative and imaginative to provide solution of the problem.

*He must uses sharp observation ,opportunities must be grab and threat must be recognised.

2.To learn about more strategically and trainning:

Clearly understand your goal ,analyse where you are and where you want to go.

*know your people and them to know you .motivate your team to participate in discussion and give their feedback.

*understand your availa or resource and what else you want.

*know your competitors better manner.understand their strategies and make your strategy accordingly.

3.Interpersonal skills is the skill that we use everyday when we communicate and interact with each other both individually or in group.yes person can learn new behaviour and skills in their interpersonal relationship.while listening ,communicating,understanding,questioning all these activities improve relationship.

4.covey's six major deposit into others emotional bank accounts:

*understanding.the individual-truly understand the individual feeling and emotion.

*keeping commitments:when we break promises than we really ditch others and its a major withdrawal from their emotional bank.

*clarifying expectation:clarify the expectations of others understand what other are expecting from you.

*Attending to the little things: kind words ,warm smile,little countries makes your little space in it has heart.

*Integrity : Integrity means showing kindness,wholeness,completeness.that helps in building trust.

*Appolisize sincerly: when your break commitment and promises that sincere apologies can take you out of the situation.