08/20/2020

Brené Brown: Assume Others Are Doing The Best They Can

Assuming the best in people is a vital skill for leaders

“I know my life is better when I work from the assumption that everyone is doing the best they can.” –  Brené Brown, Dare to Lead

Brené Brown asks if you've ever experienced one of these? 

• Your client doesn’t ring you back, and you think they’re a time-waster.
• Your friend cancels a bike ride, and you're convinced they take you for granted.
• Your sales manager loses an account, and you view them as hopeless.
• Your colleague asks you to pay the bill, and you assume they’re a tightwad.

Sound familiar? Then, it might be time to revisit the value of “assumption of positive intent.”

Dr. Brené Brown, TED top 5 speaker and author of five No. 1 New York Times best-selling books including Dare to Lead, says extending the most generous interpretation possible to the intentions, words, and actions of others sounds straightforward, but it’s a skill set that's neither easy to learn nor practice.

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