“The generous skeptic has insight into your field, your strengths and weaknesses. She wants you to succeed, but maybe, just maybe, sees something you don’t.
When the generous skeptic speaks up, she’s taking a risk. If you respond to her generosity by arguing, by shutting down, by avoiding eye contact or becoming defensive, you’ve blown it. You’ve taken a gift and wasted it, and disrespected the gift giver at the same time.”
– Seth Godin, The Generous Skeptic
Agreed! And…huh, I guess I’ve been trying to be a generous skeptic for a while then…
Nov 11th, 2013 / 5:48 pm