How we can reduce ask vs guess culture clashes by creating more shared context, aligning around when to ask for help, and helping guess culture coworkers get clarity on what they want in their careers
I appreciate this thread exploring ask vs guess culture across multiple posts and, wow, the section on career development has some great gems. I particularly liked the really specific example tactics for handling when you can't give someone what they want. Very concrete and actionable!
i just heard about this concept for the first time today and i'm speechless. i'm struggling to see "guess culture" as anything other than conflict avoidance and passive aggression. making someone guess what you really mean is not good communication, and saying yes when you don't want to because someone asked is an issue with setting and holding boundaries. it's helpful to read about "guess culture" because it gives me insight into the way some people perceive direct communicators, but it feels like "guess culture" is actually just pointing towards a growing edge for people to move towards healthier communication??
I appreciate this thread exploring ask vs guess culture across multiple posts and, wow, the section on career development has some great gems. I particularly liked the really specific example tactics for handling when you can't give someone what they want. Very concrete and actionable!
i just heard about this concept for the first time today and i'm speechless. i'm struggling to see "guess culture" as anything other than conflict avoidance and passive aggression. making someone guess what you really mean is not good communication, and saying yes when you don't want to because someone asked is an issue with setting and holding boundaries. it's helpful to read about "guess culture" because it gives me insight into the way some people perceive direct communicators, but it feels like "guess culture" is actually just pointing towards a growing edge for people to move towards healthier communication??
Thank you for the actionable advice on ways to frame questions to your mentee, Jean.
As someone trying to grow as a coach myself, they are insanely helpful. I really appreciate it