LISTEN: Connection: Why does it matter for managers and their teams?

Last week I was invited to join the Management Learning and Coaching podcast. The question posed to me?

What is connection, and why does it matter for managers and their teams?

We went deep, and we went practical.

You can listen here, and the blurb is below.

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“Special guest Matt Matheson joined Louise, Gordon & Diana to talk about why good connection is so important for team performance.

We cover the importance of connection with the self and being really curious about someone else’s experience.

We also talk about what might cause us to lose connection and things that get in the way of connection without us realising.

Approximately 30 minutes in, Matt shares a simple exercise for bringing our feelings into a conversation at work, to help us connect without it being too awkward.

I run a course called “Confident Meetings, Confident People” that may be of interest if you find content like this helpful.

References from this episode:

Matt talked about Marshall Rosenberg’s Nonviolent Communication.

If you’d like to find out more, here’s a couple of starting points.

> BOOK: Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life by Marshall Rosenberg

VIDEO: Basics of Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg