Well...as is evident, the subject of this post is "attitude" and the different "avatars" it comes in :-) My definition of attitude is: a person's way of reacting to something. Is that person straight-forward and blunt or is he/she diplomatic in their approach?
Now, which one is better? A blunt, on your face approach or a diplomatic, sugar-coated attitude? What kind of a person would you prefer to interact with?
I've got mixed responses from friends to whom I've posed this question. But comparatively, many opted for the diplomatic approach. (Is this what everyone wants? To have people talking in ambiguous terms?) A third of the people said that if we take the same old thing and just wrap it in a way people feel pleased, then it would be ideal. (I'd have thought we require more clarity than leave it to our brains to read between the lines!!) Some said, it all depends on whom we are talking to, what kind of an outcome are we expecting and that time and circumstances define our behavior (Striking a balance is easier said than done!). The remaining said its cliched (guess they don't have the guts to accept what they believe).
Irrespective of what I feel personally, I guess it pays well to be blunt with people you love (family & friends) and diplomatic with people you want to love (Now, you don't want to tell your girlfriend she is fat even if its true :-P) and with your bosses ;-)
Now, which one is better? A blunt, on your face approach or a diplomatic, sugar-coated attitude? What kind of a person would you prefer to interact with?
I've got mixed responses from friends to whom I've posed this question. But comparatively, many opted for the diplomatic approach. (Is this what everyone wants? To have people talking in ambiguous terms?) A third of the people said that if we take the same old thing and just wrap it in a way people feel pleased, then it would be ideal. (I'd have thought we require more clarity than leave it to our brains to read between the lines!!) Some said, it all depends on whom we are talking to, what kind of an outcome are we expecting and that time and circumstances define our behavior (Striking a balance is easier said than done!). The remaining said its cliched (guess they don't have the guts to accept what they believe).
Irrespective of what I feel personally, I guess it pays well to be blunt with people you love (family & friends) and diplomatic with people you want to love (Now, you don't want to tell your girlfriend she is fat even if its true :-P) and with your bosses ;-)
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