John Falcons
speaker
1,965 appearances
17 recordings
1 series
first heard Jun 2026
last heard 19 Aug
John Falcons’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Communication expert Jefferson Fisher has said that movement can lower anxiety.
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And help people think more clearly.
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There's something about walking side by side instead of face-to-face that allows people to open up more.
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Some of the best one-on-ones I've ever had happened while walking.
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So get creative on what works for you and your team.
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And lastly, coach, don't rescue.
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Remember what I said about people dropping off their monkeys in your office?
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I started giving some of my clients a sock monkey for them to put on their desk.
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As a reminder that they don't have room to take any more monkeys, aka other people's problems.
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When someone brings a problem, your first response shouldn't be, I'll take care of it.
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Your first response should be, What do you think we should do?
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It's easy to feel like you should propose a solution, but that's not really helping the person because you're not causing them to think through the problem themselves.
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You're trying to raise their level of critical thinking.
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Thinking and lower their dependence on you to solve every issue.
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And they might resist that by telling you, I don't know what to do.
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That's why I'm asking you.
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Push back and ask what the options are.
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It might be awkward for a minute or two, but by forcing them to solve the problem, you're actually investing in them and leading them well.
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So if you're waiting until you feel perfectly prepared to start doing one-on-ones, you'll never do them.
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The first one
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