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IV. Help the person revise his interpretation of reality (ladder of
inference) to see things differently.
“Just because quality programs haven’t worked here in the past
doesn’t mean they won’t work in your operation. There are lots of
success stories from other organizations where quality programs
have been implemented at the departmental level after not taking in
other parts of the organization. You may be drawing false
conclusions.
V. Help her rehearse behaviors that will move toward achievement of
goals and aspirations.
“I’ll play the role of your direct subordinate who, you think, will
have a problem supporting the program. Let’s rehearse that
dialogue and come up with some ways you can get his buy in.”
VI. Stimulate action taking.
“You’ve done enough thinking and negative self-talk. It’s time to
take action. What are the two or things you can do now to get
started? Let’s list them down.”
VII. Affirm client’s efforts and teach patience with the process.
“Sounds like your meetings went about as expected. You’ve
demonstrated a lot of courage. You are walking your talk – that
must feel good. Let’s see if we can find some ways to move the
project forward another step. Rome wasn’t built overnight.”
Source: http://www.davidnoer.com/blog/2011/06/362/
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