If you’re at all like me, there have been plenty of times when you’ve been at work...sitting at your desk...staring at your computer screen...and wondering what exactly it was that you were supposed to be doing. What’s even better is the fact that just minutes before, you were sitting in an hour-long meeting that was scheduled specifically to outline how to do exactly what it is that you still don’t know how to do.
It’s perfectly okay not to understand something after it was initially explained to you. It doesn’t make you less capable, promotable, or competent than your peers and co-workers. It makes you human. There’s no error in that. I do think however, that we error when we don’t ask for help.
So what does not asking for help have to do with communication? Well, not asking for assistance or further explanation is not communicating at a time when it’s critical...and more importantly, not communicating proactively.
It’s perfectly okay not to understand something after it was initially explained to you. It doesn’t make you less capable, promotable, or competent than your peers and co-workers. It makes you human. There’s no error in that. I do think however, that we error when we don’t ask for help.
So what does not asking for help have to do with communication? Well, not asking for assistance or further explanation is not communicating at a time when it’s critical...and more importantly, not communicating proactively.
