Blog #4: Chapter 4- Building a Collaborative Culture
In chapter four, there's a bit that describes relationships. I believe that relationships are a powerful thing. A lot of people nowadays are vocal about not being so fond of small talk. It is with small talk though, that you learn the basic information about one another and continue to develop a meaningful conversation from there. "The secret to creating deep and trusting relationships is providing opportunities to share. ...Relationships that mature over time through every day sharing and participation establish trust," (Nussbaum-Beach 60). This relates to my career because there will be a doctor-patient relationship that will surface. When a new patient comes in, I cannot go right into treatment and do exercises that I do with everyone else just like how for meeting strangers, you do not immediately ask them personal questions without even knowing the basics. I would have to discuss with the patient about what happened, what hurts, for how long, and what daily activities they can or cannot do before I start making any moves.
Another bit is establishing trust. Although it mainly talked about trust online, this pertains to me and my future career face-to-face. "Trust is formed when people do what they say they will do. It is no different in connected online communities," (Nussbaum-Beach 60). Trust is something often talked about because it is hard to gain and easy to lose with most people. Some trust too easily and others can't trust anyone else other than themselves. Neither is technically wrong, but what is it in their personality that makes them trust? It could be keeping small promises, being consistent, showing loyalty, sharing personal information about themselves, or simply their tone of voice and body language. Trust is something that is needed between a therapist and a patient. The patient needs to trust that his or her therapist will listen and help while the doctor needs to trust the patient to cooperate and tell the truth.
Nussbaum-Beach, Sheryl, and Lani Ritter. Hall. The Connected Educator: Learning and Leading in a Digital Age. The Solution Tree Press, 2012.
Hi! I really liked your post. I do agree with you that people have to go through small talk in order to get to know people. That is how relationships are formed. You are right that trust is hard to gain and easy to lose. Being a therapist you should have trust between you and the patient and there should be a certain kind of relationship between you two. Those are the most important things a therapist must have.
ReplyDeleteI agree with your viewpoint on the creation of relationships. In order to achieve a beneficial relationship, there needs to be some type of small talk. It seems to be one of those steps that you can not avoid. In my future career of public relations, I will need to engage in small talk with potential clients to figure out if I would be the best candidate to tackle the campaign they are proposing.
ReplyDeleteHi Abby! I love your blog post for this chapter for many reasons, but mainly because I could relate to the area where you discussed therapists. I hope to become an occupational therapist, and in my post, I talked about the importance of have a good, strong, and trustworthy relationship with my patients. It is very common for people to initially feel uneasy about opening up their therapist, but that is why it is important for us to slowly get them comfortable and gain their trust so we can treat them to the best of our ability.
ReplyDeleteI liked how you talk about how important small talk is to learning the basics about people. Small talk will be important to just start a relationship with an individual within a career. In my future career of being an accountant something as simple as small talk will help to get to know each other so I will be able to help them more and to start a relationship that could last for long periods of time.
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