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• BS: Being overly formal, cordial, and unfriendly. 10. NoBS: Be open to challenging the status quo (see the next one, though). • BS: Stick to the “this is how things are done around here.”
• BS: say what you think the other person wants to hear instead of what you really feel and mean. 3. NoBS: Be driven by good intentions. • BS: Be driven by hidden agendas that have nothing to do with good intentions. Manipulate others. 4. NoBS: Use common sense, keep an open mind, and seek rationale and logic over ideology. • BS: accept (and use) things without using better judg- ment or common sense, even when they don’t make sense. 5. NoBS: Get to the point quickly. Be direct (not a synonym for being blunt or disrespectful) • BS: Beat around the bush without saying the actual words you should say. 6. NoBS: Take responsibility and admit to your mistakes. • BS: deflect responsibility, blame others. 7. NoBS: Be genuine. Do things for the right reasons. Not for others to see. • BS: Posturing, doing things for others to see rather than because they are right. 8. NoBS: Be very clear in what you say. Use the proper and correct words. • BS: Using symbols, labels, metaphors, and analogies instead of using the actual words. 9. NoBS: Be as informal and friendly as possible in the sit- uation.
11. NoBS: Don’t be afraid to take fences down, but only after you understand why they were put there in the first place. • BS: taking down fences while completely disregarding why they were put there in the first place. 12. NoBS: Don’t avoid addressing “the elephant in the room.”
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