WORKBOOK - Common Ground Communication

COMMON GROUND COMMUNICATION WORKBOOK 3 WAYS TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THIS EXPERIENCE 01 ENGAGE: Stay fully engaged with the training and with one another. Take notes on the actions you want to implement quickly. If you want to break through current communication challenges, turn off all electronics during our time together. 02 COLLABORATE: Ask questions and ask others for feedback. Think of ONE QUESTION you want answered while we are together. Work with the people in the room to create new learning opportunities and breakthroughs. 03 BE AUTHENTIC: To maximize your time today, commit to being YOU. Bring your personal and professional experiences, resources, and ideas to today’s training for a more authentic experience.

OBJECTIVE 01 THE FOUR STEPS TO CREATING COMMON GROUND 1) OBSERVATION (not judgement or evaluation) WHAT ACTION (OR INACTION) ARE YOU OBSERVING IN ANOTHER? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 2) EMOTIONAL AUDIT HOW DOES THIS OBSERVATION, ACTION, OR INACTION LEAVE YOU FEELING? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 3) NEEDS WHAT NEED(S) OF YOURS ARE NOT CURRENTLY GETTING ME? (NOTE: review the needs inventory to take time and understand your primary needs). ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 4) REQUEST WHAT SPECIF, CLEAR, AND CONCISE REQUEST DO YOU HAVE FOR ANOTHER? ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________

OJECTIVE 02 THE PATH TO MASTERY Use the space below to capture you path to Common Ground mastery. STEP 01: SELF-AWARENESS What new information did you acquire today that increases your self- awareness or your awareness of others? STEP 02: SELF-REGULATION What new action can you now practice or apply over and over again to move towards better self-regulation? STEP 03: SELF-MASTERY What will you do to reach self-mastery? (NOTE: Self-mastery is achieved when you have enough self-regulation around this new self-awareness that you can now teach others this same new skill).

OJECTIVE 03 PUTTING WHAT YOU LEARNED TO WORK Use the space below to capture you takeaways, area to improve, and action plan. 1) WHAT IS MY BIGGEST TAKEAWAY FROM TODAY? 2) WHAT’S MY BIGGEST AREA OF IMPROVEMENT? 3) WHAT ACTION AM I COMMITTED TO TAKING IN THE NEXT 24 HR TO IMPROVE MY COMMON GROUND COMMUNICATION?

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