Words-- do they mean what they say..
Recently somebody asked me what i understand of diplomacy... Given the fact that my work requires me to be diplomatic i always thought myself capable of possessing that quality But I was surprised at myself when the two answers i gave to the person both turned out to be incorrect. Having looked it up it gave me an idea that it was something to do with negotiating skills. Hmm I sure knew that.. But why wasnt i able to answer it. Presumably because almost all the time i use it thinking that I am aware of the answer and using diplomacy in the everyday language, I was .only using my interpretation of the word. I have seen organizations using verbiages that everybody uses, but everyone interprets it differently. My definition of honesty will always be different from other.. I normally suggest organization to come to a common understanding of the values and words they want to imbibe as a culture. However unfortunately i find it difficult for organizations to imbibe that concept. Just toda