.Having conversations with others in your workplace is sometimes similar to inte

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.Having conversations with others in your workplace is sometimes similar to interviewing them. You are exchanging knowledge and learning about each other. Engage in a conversation with someone this week (one that takes about 15 minutes). Begin your conversation with a specific topic in mind. During the course of the conversation, how many times did the topic change? Who changed it? What were the triggers that prompted the changes? What questions were asked by the other person? Were you able to answer every one of them? If not, what was the body language of the person in response to your inability to answer? Describe anything else that you feel is pertinent in connection to this particular exercise.

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Solution :

Yes this is common happening everywhere.When people meet they discuss on some new or related issue .& After that there discussion continues for longer time depending on the interest form both the side.

Here I am taking a reference of Leadership.I met with people in XYZ organizations where we discussed a lot on Leadership.

This was not exactly a interview.It was a sharing of a information , thoughts , ideas.We discussed the following aspects of Leadership

1) Meaning

2) Views

3) Types

4) How Leadership is important in organizations

5) Roles of Leadership

etc

The topic changed on different thoughts & views .The theme was same but the views were changing like

1) Leadership at domestic level

2) Leadership at global level

3) Critical aspects in Leadership

4) Why Leadership fails

5) Role of Leadership in successful organizations

etc

These were the changing topics time to time.

Topic changed from both the sides .It is changed as per the liking & interests.

Trigger points

1) In depth interests

2) Applying the application of leadership at personal level

3) Motivation form Leadership

4) Inspiration from Leadership

etc

Question asked :

1) Why Leadership fail in globalization

2) How leaders motivates employees

3) How Leaders create a health environment

etc

I answered all questions satisfactorily.

While I was giving answer the of the question , the other person was curiostic , he was preparing the next question for me when answer the previous questions.

At last , such discussions technique is very important for knowledge update , self development , organizations development & this technique is appreciated by everyone.

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