A short solo talk (Wednesday's Wirings) by Kim Zoller reflecting on the importance of "meet people where they are" in communication and leadership. Zoller explains that being passionate about ideas (mindset, growth, resilience, mindfulness) can come across as telling rather than persuasive unless we align messages to the listener’s starting point, and urges listeners to intentionally meet others where they are so their message is heard.
How many times have you heard someone say, meet people where they are? I've heard it a million times, and I don't think I actually got it until this week. Hi, I'm Kim Zoller, and welcome to Wednesday's Wirings. Why do we want to meet people where they are? Because otherwise our message falls flat. So if we have a goal, if we're passionate about something, I realized, like I'm so passionate about mindset and growth and resilience and mindfulness and how that connects the dots in leadership. Leadership of our lives, of our colleagues, of our kids. And sometimes I'm so passionate that it doesn't come across to someone who's not there in a passionate way. It actually comes across as a telling way. And when I realized that, I thought, oh, my gosh, I finally got it. Meet people where they are. Have the very best day and go meet someone where they are so that your message gets heard.
