Both at work and in life, we always have opportunities to share our suggestions and ideas. Sometimes those conversations are easy, and sometimes we face resistance. When that happens, conversations get derailed and we spend a lot of energy convincing someone to see our point of view.

To help make these conversations more productive, it helps to have a way to share your behind-the-scenes thinking. Telling others our reasoning, purpose, and the outcome we want helps create understanding and alignment.

In this episode, Leadership Coach Deb Elbaum shares an easy-to-use phrase that reminds you to share your “why” behind the ideas or solutions you’re offering. If you want to add another communication tool to help build alignment more quickly in meetings and discussions, press the play button now.

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