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Aug 15 - Mea Culpa
Mea Culpa
August 15, 2006
"Sincerely accepting responsibility for our actions can be a powerful force. Our own fears about losing face or power or control often get in the way of even seeing that we are part of the problem.
People make a common mistake when taking responsibility: They expect the other person to reciprocate. If they do, that's fine, but that should not be the goal. Mea culpa suggests that we take responsibility - without any expectation that the other person will do the same.
By taking responsibility you are creating a shift in the relationship. Even if the other person does nothing different in that moment, your mea culpa has shaken up the status quo (Maurer, 2002, p.181)."
Reference: Maurer, R. (2002). Why don't you want what I want?: how to win support for your ideas without hard sell, manipulation, or power plays. Austin, TX: Bard Press
Why Don't You Want What I Want? is available on loan from the Ohio State University Leadership Center. To borrow this resource or any other resource, please go to the resource search page http://164.107.48.88/winnebago/index.asp?lib=???
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Created: 2008-04-01, Updated: 2009-04-10
