Change Your Perspective

A few days back, a teammate came across to vent to me about a colleague not doing some obvious tasks essential for delivering good outcomes. “His attitude just doesn’t make sense. I don’t understand why he chooses to operate the way he does,” he lamented.

I urged my young teammate to show some empathy.

If you want to understand someone doing something that doesn’t make sense to you, ask yourself under what circumstances the person’s behavior would make sense. When you look at the situation from the other person’s perspective, you will understand why the person behaves the way he is.

“Change your perspective to change what you see,” I advised.