Perspective-taking is about trying to put yourself in another person’s shoes. Asking questions respectfully can help you to better understand their point of view.

Perspective-taking is about trying to put yourself in another person’s shoes. Asking questions respectfully can help you to better understand their point of view.

It is important to recognize that our own point of view comes from who we are and what we have experienced, so we can always benefit from other voices.

The willingness to settle on a solution that works for both people, even if neither person gets the outcome they originally wanted.

Recognizing that you are responsible for the impact your words or actions have on others, regardless of your intentions.

Instead of making it about what the other person did, talk about the issue based on how you feel and how you were impacted. For example, instead of “you were a jerk”, can say “I feel hurt”

Instead of saying “YOU hurt my feelings – You’re a jerk!”, you might say “That hurt my feelings.”