14. (Show you want to understand), THEN 'seek to understand, then to be understood' | Inspired by 'The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People' by Stephen Covey

Hustler's Guide To WFH

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Transcript*:
Think about your last video meeting where they're not actually 'video' meetings with moving faces but rather meetings with frozen faces or the stick figure's face?
It's hardly engaging, right? Now, we've all been told that we should seek first to understand, then to be understood, wisdom shared by the legendary Stephen Covey. But how can we, when we can't see them and read their body cues? I think, in today's new reality of zoom meetings, Stephen's quote should be now prefixed with show you want to understand, then seek first to understand, then to be understood.
In a recent experiment with video conferences, I tried having my video on even if I'm not in the most flattering clothes, curiously messaged in questions about what they've said, using emojis to give my words dimension, and reacting to meetings with heart emoji here and there. While it's not the same, doing everything I can and show I want to understand has given me an edge. It's almost like permission if you will, where I can later reach out easily to understand more, and I could be understood.
Give it a try. experiment and let me know how it's working for you.

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