Life is full of nuances.
Mixing terms and concepts, or even crossing boundaries, leads to miscommunication and further misunderstanding. When we catch ourselves, we have a chance to clarify what we mean and give examples to support the explanation. But when we aren’t slowing down enough to catch them, maintaining a shared reality becomes increasingly difficult, especially in the work environment.
In a time when everyone has the right to self-expression, your responsibility to clarify your communications also comes with that right.
What’s increasingly challenging is that, with the great right, we see the great responsibility absent.
