communicating up and down the corporate ladder
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Communica)on Styles
Clare W Graves sample
Agenda
• Primary modality • Nelson Mandela • Clare W Graves • Levels of human existence • Video guess • Business Connec)ons • Role Plays • Ques)ons
Communica)on & your primary modality?
Communica)on Nelson Mandela was one of the most effec)ve communicators. While serving 27 years in prison He used Graves Values to: Persuade Wardens and covert them to his cause Improve prison condi)ons: Games were permiNed, trousers were given and food standards were raised He wrote leNers & gained support from interna)onal Poli)cians & UN Obtained Freedom of the city in Glasgow Scotland
Clare W Graves
The ‘levels of human existence’
Beige : Infant
Dependent on the outside world for survival.
• Babies • Young children • Alzheimer’s • drug dependencies • Severely disabled
Purple: Tribal
‘Tribal’ in approach for safety & security.
• Tradi)onal Family units • Football supporters • Fan Clubs • Movie Cult followings
# Usually there is a leader & each member has a specific role
Red: Rambo
Highly individualis)c level
• ‘terrible two’s’ • Rebellious teenagers • Gangs • Religious groups • My way or the high way
Blue: Absolu)st A community oriented. They func)on and integrate across all of society in order to sustain.
• Right vs Wrong • Police • Government Ins)tu)ons • Transport systems • Communica)on systems • Good vs. Bad • Teachers • Educa)onal systems
Orange: Materialist
A individualis)c mentality with a mo)va)on strategy.
• Entrepreneurs opera)ng • Deal breakers • Risk takers
Green: Personalis)c
Society consensus of fairness and equality of the human spirit from exploita)on.
• Chari)es & Founda)ons
Yellow: Systemic
See the bigger picture are trusted and willing to take risks to support ‘systema)c change’ in support of all levels.
• Oprah • Richard Branson • Bill Gates • Tony Robbins
Turquoise: Holis)c
Seeks spirituality and unity in living systems. Strives to eliminate war, poverty, disease, hunger and poli)cal oppression. Thinks and acts globally.
• Dali Lama
The system is linear where are you now?
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Business Connec)ons
• Would a corpora)on do business with Rambo?
• Can a church give to a government ins)tu)on?
• Would a tribe enjoy a Rambo?
• What would happens when if level 4 collapsed?
• When society is stable and strong at level 4 which level thrives?
What level do you want to operate from?
• Who do you want to communicate to?
• Do you change your communica)on style?
• Who are you currently dealing with now?
Can you communicate up and down these levels
Role Play
Red vs Blue
Purple vs Green
Yellow vs Orange
Insights
Ques)ons?