Moving from “if” to “how”: the shift that turns obstacles into solutions.
Become a constructive team member by lifting the 3 ingrained attitudes that hold back collaboration, and using the 4 positive levers that turn the impossible into the possible. Choose to be a realist full of optimism.
20 min at your own paceAvailable in FR + ENNo prerequisites
You will walk away with
- the 3 ingrained blockers: criticism, confirmation bias, justification
- the 4 positive levers, including the shift from “if” to “how”
- practices for becoming a realist full of optimism
Target audience
Anyone looking to promote a positive mode of communication and collaboration
Learning objectives
- Avoid the blockers to a constructive attitude: criticism, confirmation bias, and justification.
- Stop complaining and steer clear of complainers: turn criticism into constructive proposals
- Open up to and learn from diverse perspectives to escape confirmation bias.
- Wait to be asked and own what you've done, rather than justifying yourself.
Module outline
- Storytelling“Become an Optirealist”1'53An exploration of the balance between optimism and realism, comparing American and French approaches
- Articles
- Goodbye to complainers
- “Turning a complainer around” and “Distancing yourself from a complainer”
- Best practices for a constructive attitude
- Expert video“Adopting a Constructive Attitude”8'12The 3 blockers to avoid (criticism, confirmation bias, and justification) and the 4 positive levers of a constructive attitude
- AnchoringA quiz and True/False questions to explore the topic further and anchor what you've learned
- Memo cardA downloadable memo card: the key takeaways from the expert video
- CommitmentConcrete examples to help you define your own commitment
