Rather than saying "But..." when you don't agree with a colleague's suggestion, Crom recommends that direct communicators soften the blow with, "And another perspective could be..."
Rather than saying "But..." when you don't agree with a colleague's suggestion, Crom recommends that direct communicators soften the blow with, "And another perspective could be..."
"Men tend to be blunter in the workplace," says Michael Crom, executive vice President at Dale Carnegie Training. "it would be nice if they would cushion things a little better."