Different perspectives and understanding

Can you assess your students understanding? Yes or no? - Milady

I have had the opportunity lately to have a lot of discussions with other people that work in the Transportation / Distribution space.

What has been really interesting for me has been the gaps in understanding each other's perspective or approaches.

Often times people think that just because you work in the same or similar space, you will 'get it'.

The unfortunate thing however is that we have created such a culture / society where we are afraid or discourage people to learn.

If we are doing business, people don't want to ask questions because they fear that it might make them look less professional ... how can I sell you my service, if you know more or have more experience than me?

I love having the opportunity to share my perspective and what I (big emphasis there) have learned. I don't come into those conversations thinking that my answer is the best, or that I am better than you because I somehow 'know' the answer.

For most of what we do, everything is an opinion, it's subjective and relative.

I'm happy to have the opportunity to share my paradigms while then being exposed to another's world.

It's the only way you can truly grow.

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