Student Tribune
TCC: Tip of the Day - Taking the Perspective of Others
Thank you to John Delate, AVP of Student Services, for sharing today's Tip
of the Day. If you haven't already attended the professional development
opportunities that Student Services offers, consider it. The topics are
relevant to all.
In order to resolve conflict constructively, so that all parties are
satisfied with the outcome, a person must be able to hold all the opposing
ideas, positions, and perspectives in mind at the same time and still function
effectively. Successful problem-solving and conflict resolution largely depends
on a person's ability to take the opponent's cognitive and affective
perspectives and understand how the conflict appears to the other person and
how that person is reacting emotionally and attitudinally. If a person cannot
take the perspective of opponents, then his or her understanding of the issue
is limited and incomplete.
-David W. Johnson, Ed.D.
Merliss, Eugenia
Teaching & Creativity Center
05/07/2020