A SIMPLE METAPHOR FOR IMPROVING ALL OF YOUR

RELATIONSHIPS

The Wedge™

HUMAN INTERACTION TOOL-BELT™

The Tools We All Need

WE DEVELOP TOOL BELTS EARLY IN LIFE

HUMAN INTERACTION TOOL-BELT™

Adaptability

Wedge Extractor

Emotional IntelligenceEQ – Empathy, Self Regulation, Self-Awareness, Social Skills, Internal Motivation

Observation

Leadership

Perspective

Judgment – Common Sense

THE UNIQUE PEOPLE AND PERSONALITIES

IN THE WORLD

CONFLICT WILL

HAPPEN!

PARADIGM – OUR LENS TO THE WORLD

We all view the world through a set of assumptions, beliefs, and values that basically serve as a filter or lens for our life experience.

How we respond or react to an event depends in large part on our lens to the world.

HOW DO WEDGES RUIN RELATIONSHIPS?

SOCIETAL GENERATIONS

Generally there are five generations make up our society.

2000 and later: iGen, Gen Z, Centennials

1980 to 2000: Millennials or Gen Y

1965 to 1980 Generation X

1946 to 1964: Baby Boomers

1945 and before: Traditionalists/Silent Generation

Baby Boomer Generation1946 – 1964 (80 Million Boomers!)

Generation Y (The Millenials)1980 – 2000 (76 Million “Y’s”)

Generation X1965 – 198046 Million

Baby Boomers 1946 – 1964(80 Million)

ARE WE STUCK WITH THE PARADIGM WE HAVE?

J.K. ROWLING

There is an expiration date on blaming your parents

for your current condition.

WEDGE REMOVALRequires Paradigm Recognition

WEDGE REMOVAL FORMULA

1. Listen with your paradigm down

2. Provide a Closure Statementa) Recognizing the feelings of the offended person

b) Acknowledging the feelings of the offended person

c) Validating the feelings of the offended person

3. Create a structure to avoid repeating the specific conflict

4. Be forward looking

ENERGY EFFICIENT HUMAN BEING™

These are the happiest people I know.

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