Retrieving Thoughts

Tag: communication

  • Demystifying Communication Biases

    Demystifying Communication Biases

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    Murad Musakaev
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    Or “The best thing you can learn from the diverse teams”. The thing I am going to write about is only one of many things you can learn by working with people of different backgrounds, cultures and areas of expertise. It’s not technical insights, hard skills or “How does Let It Go from Frozen sound…

  • Context Matters… Why?

    Context Matters… Why?

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    Murad Musakaev
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    Have one of your friends ever asked you some vague theoretical question like “Would you rather never be stuck in traffic again or never get another cold?” and you answered “It depends” but the friend says that you are evading the answer? But it really depends on the context of the situation: how often are…

  • Killing Communication With Kindness

    Killing Communication With Kindness

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    Murad Musakaev
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    In our efforts to be “kind and polite”, we sometimes create more problems than we solve. This was clear in a story my wife shared about a colleague – let’s call her Kate – who was let go by a CEO of the company because of poor performance. Despite her struggles at work, Kate’s manager…