3 Ways to Better Support Employee’s Individual Needs Using “Ask” vs. “Guess” Culture

The concept of Love Languages receives a lot of attention in society, but it isn’t applicable when it comes to the workplace. Instead, I use the concept of Ask vs. Guess culture to help me be a more thoughtful, empathetic, and effective leader. What does the heck does “Ask vs. Guess Culture” mean? Well: <ul> <li>Ask culture is the notion of “it can’t hurt to ask” — you are more likely to be clear and straight forward in communication, but may be perceived as more blunt or even rude.</li> <li>Guess culture is when you’d rather avoid the confrontation and turn to more indirect methods of communicating, such as hinting or subtly suggesting your needs.</li> </ul> <img alt="" src="https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:700/1*d9oobEw7MQ_nwX9fPb7K0A.png" style="height:358px; width:700px" /> From <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OXlZUfbsPI" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">Therapy in a Nutshell’s YouTube Video</a> As Therapy in a Nutshell details <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OXlZUfbsPI" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">in her video on the topic</a>, there are pros and cons to each. Much of which camp you fall in comes from your upbringing — so it’s very hard to change. And we all know that it’s pretty much impossible to change someone else’s mind without their input, anyway. We can create more open lines of communication and better relationships with others by understanding if they fall into Guess or Ask culture. <a href="https://betterhumans.pub/how-to-use-ask-and-guess-culture-to-be-a-better-manager-7a57b456fdb">Website</a>