![]() ![]() Debra Russell, Debra Russell Coaching, LLC When you are present, your team will know it. Frankly, your body will take care of itself. It's not about manipulating your body language. People know when you're present with them. Tonya Echols, Thrive Coaching Solutionsīe truly present in the conversation - not thinking about your reply or what you'll have for lunch or the last conversation you had. Come around from behind your desk when meeting with your team in your office, or even better, move the meeting to a more open and collaborative space that sets a level field for everyone to feel more comfortable sharing their thoughts. It may sound simple, but seating is important. ![]() Laura DeCarlo, Career Directors International If nothing else, focus on the open smile. Stop moving, let your face relax, let your eyes linger gently. Softness is the key here in expression, smile and eyes. Realize that showing empathy for you may be a physical, practiced art to achieve. You know those people who look like steel but are said to have a core of marshmallow fluff? Showing empathy just doesn't come naturally to them. Lisa Kaye McDonald, Career Polish, Inc. Use your hand to motion to the group and then yourself, as though connecting the two. For one-on-one conversations, match/mirror their body language and voice tone, speed and energy to leverage the like attracts like principle to build a bond of trust naturally. Put your shoulders back with arms relaxed and slightly out to the side. When speaking to a group, open yourself up. Laurie Sudbrink, Unlimited Coaching Solutions, Inc.įorbes Coaches Council is an invitation-only community for leading business and career coaches. Add a little squeeze of your cheeks, purse the lips and a slight tilt of your head to really connect. While making eye contact, shift your eyebrows upward slightly as you tighten your forehead. While no one body part alone will ever cut it, you can convey so much with your eyebrows. Melinda Fouts, Ph.D., Success Starts With YouĮyebrows express empathy really well. When it is time to respond, first reflect back to them what you heard them say. Gaurav Bhalla, Knowledge KineticsĮmpathy is one of the components of emotional intelligence, and 55% of communication is body language. Empathy can be communicated by being fully present to your team through squared shoulders, a soft focus in your eye contact, nodding of your head when they are expressing themselves and having your arms at your sides. That's the strongest body language - being one with them, not standing apart. Rotate that responsibility, and then participate as if you were one of the team. If that's not possible and you are stuck with rectangular tables, don't sit at the head of the table, and don't always run meetings yourself. Preferably, change the shape of your decision-making tables from rectangular to round. ![]() Sit Next To Your Team Members Instead Of At The Head Of The Table ![]()
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