Sunday, March 29, 2009

Be a Leader, Social Interaction - part IV

Part IV of HTWFAIP, was an interesting insight in how to be a good leader. When I was reading it, I tried to find a real case and Zinedin Zidan,a French soccer legend, was the only person that came me to mind.

Since I always liked how Zizu did his thing, I had confidence that I can be successful applying this method. I was driving with my sister down to Virginia and she was distracted and speeding, and I thought this is a good situation for social interaction - part IV. Thus, I started a conversation about the $1000 fee due if Virginia highway patrol charges you with speeding or other offenses. But I covered it up with me using my phone and passively direct the context to drivers on the phone, and emphasized how dangerous it is with all the distraction. She quickly realized that she was lacking concentration on the road and adjusted her driving. I indirectly pointed her attention to her mistake without pointing fingers and calling it out, and she responded positively.

1 comment:

  1. Not sure how the Zizu reference connects with the speeding ticket reference. Good application anyway--can you post the number chapter in HTWFAIP that this comes from?

    You can do that in the assignment for next week.

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