(Created page with "<small>Enterprise Design Patterns | Behavioural Patterns</small> = #12: Human Interest= Human Interest <center> ''“Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.” ''<br> - attributed to Theodore Roosevelt </center> ==Related Patterns:== #6: Shared Enterprise Vision, #7: Safe Negotiation Space, #25: Focus, Shift, Refocus...") |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 29: | Line 29: | ||
*Show you care about them as people by asking about their well-being, their worries and concerns, and respond to the emotional content as much as to the factual information they share; | *Show you care about them as people by asking about their well-being, their worries and concerns, and respond to the emotional content as much as to the factual information they share; | ||
*Pay attention to ''how'' people tell you things, instead of just listening for ''what'' people tell you. | *Pay attention to ''how'' people tell you things, instead of just listening for ''what'' people tell you. | ||
==Consequently:== | ==Consequently:== | ||
Your co-creators see that you care about their goals and concerns and take a personal interest in them. They see you as a person, as well as a professional. Most importantly, they see you as someone who is motivated to help them succeed. They trust you will keep their interests in mind throughout your work, because you genuinely care about them. | Your co-creators see that you care about their goals and concerns and take a personal interest in them. They see you as a person, as well as a professional. Most importantly, they see you as someone who is motivated to help them succeed. They trust you will keep their interests in mind throughout your work, because you genuinely care about them. | ||
Revision as of 13:09, 31 July 2025
Enterprise Design Patterns | Behavioural Patterns
#12: Human Interest
“Nobody cares how much you know, until they know how much you care.”
- attributed to Theodore Roosevelt
Related Patterns:
#6: Shared Enterprise Vision, #7: Safe Negotiation Space, #25: Focus, Shift, Refocus
You want your co-creators to know you care about them.
In this context:
When you focus on the content of your work more than on the concerns and experiences of your co-creators, they can feel excluded and ignored. They are often unfamiliar with your discipline and don’t know what you are trying to achieve. They may conclude you don’t care about them and assume you are working against their interests. Paradoxically, the more you focus on the content of your work, the less able you will be to create the influence and impact you want it to have.
Therefore:
You make time to interact with your co-creators and talk about their goals and concerns. You make sure you:
- Help them get to know you, not just as a professional but also as a human being;
- Show you care about them as people by asking about their well-being, their worries and concerns, and respond to the emotional content as much as to the factual information they share;
- Pay attention to how people tell you things, instead of just listening for what people tell you.
Consequently:
Your co-creators see that you care about their goals and concerns and take a personal interest in them. They see you as a person, as well as a professional. Most importantly, they see you as someone who is motivated to help them succeed. They trust you will keep their interests in mind throughout your work, because you genuinely care about them.