Communicating+with+Mikhail+Sherif

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" I " and " S " || "Practitioner" ||
 * **My Highest Style(s)**
 * **My Classical Pattern**
 * **Select the three most important strategies**
 * for each of the areas to share with your colleagues** ||
 * //**Creating a positive climate with me…**//
 * 1) Accept that he may be quiet and observant in social situations
 * 2) Provide opportunities for him to talk knowledgeably with others about a specific subject
 * 3) Accept that he has a tendency to avoid confrontation ||
 * **//When communicating with me//**
 * 1) Sherif tends to prefer informal, open-ended discussions in social environments such as over lunch or dinner
 * 2) Respond to the questions with specific information in a nondefensive manner
 * 3) Sherif tends to prefer to have time to process new information before responding ||
 * **//When you want to compliment me…//**
 * 1) Praise his continuing concern for meeting the needs of others
 * 2) Use warm, sincere statements
 * 3) Compliment his tactful, discrete or subtle approach to difficult situations ||
 * **//When you need to provide me feedback…//**
 * 1) Provide opportunity for him to express his feelings after hearing your feedback
 * 2) Take time to draw out his true thoughts and feelings about the situation
 * 3) Assist him in developing a step-by-step plan for change, if requested ||
 * **//When we’re in conflict…//**
 * 1) State the issue factually, without judgement about him as a person
 * 2) Describe the issue without judgement or blame
 * 3) Ask him what he would need to resolve the issue in a way that was reasonable and effective ||
 * **//When we need to problem-solve…//**
 * 1) Sherif tends to use a step-by-step, methodical approach to solving problems, relying on proven procedures
 * 2) Sherif may have difficulty acknowledging that a problem exists due to his optimistic perception
 * 3) Sherif may need assistance in developing innovative solutions to problems in new areas ||
 * **//When we need to make decisions…//**
 * 1) Sherif tends to want time to think things through, in a step-by-step manner
 * 2) He may tend to procrastinate on decisions involving interpersonal conflict
 * 3) He may need assistance developing a more logical, fact-based approach to decisions ||
 * **//When we need to problem-solve…//**
 * 1) Sherif tends to use a step-by-step, methodical approach to solving problems, relying on proven procedures
 * 2) Sherif may have difficulty acknowledging that a problem exists due to his optimistic perception
 * 3) Sherif may need assistance in developing innovative solutions to problems in new areas ||
 * **//When we need to make decisions…//**
 * 1) Sherif tends to want time to think things through, in a step-by-step manner
 * 2) He may tend to procrastinate on decisions involving interpersonal conflict
 * 3) He may need assistance developing a more logical, fact-based approach to decisions ||
 * 1) Sherif tends to want time to think things through, in a step-by-step manner
 * 2) He may tend to procrastinate on decisions involving interpersonal conflict
 * 3) He may need assistance developing a more logical, fact-based approach to decisions ||