Sprache erleben · C1 · Respektvoll kommunizieren auf Augenhöhe
Experience Language · C1 · Communicating respectfully on equal footing
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Respekt
respect
ist mehr
is more
als gutes Benehmen
than good manners
.
Er beginnt dort
it begins there
,
wo man
where one
den anderen
the orther (person)
wirklich ernst nimmt
truly take seriously
–
mit seiner Sicht
with his perspective
,
seiner Erfahrung
his experience
,
seiner Geschichte
his story
.
Respect is more than good manners. It begins where you truly take the other person seriously – with his perspective, his experience, his story.
Respekt heißt
respect means
:
Ich nehme dich ernst
I take you seriously
,
auch wenn ich
even if I
anderer Meinung
different opinion
bin
have
.
Respect means: I take you seriously, even if I have a different opinion.
Ich höre zu
I listen
,
ohne
without
sofort
immediately
zu unterbrechen
interrupting
oder
or
innerlich
mentally
schon
already
meine Antwort
my response
vorzubereiten
preparing
.
Und
and
ich bleibe freundlich
I remain friendly
,
auch
even
wenn es
when it
gerade
right now
unbequem wird
get uncomfortable
.
I listen without immediately interrupting or mentally preparing my response. And I remain friendly, even when things get uncomfortable.
In der Ausbildung
during training
wird oft
is often
über Leistung
about performance
gesprochen
discussed
–
aber selten darüber
but rarely
,
wie man miteinander umgeht
how people treat each other
.
During training, performance is often discussed – but rarely how people treat each other.
Doch
but
wer lernt
who learns
,
respektvoll
respectfully
zu kommunizieren
to communicate
,
lernt
learns
das Wichtigste überhaupt
the most important thing of all
:
wie
how
Beziehung
relationship
entsteht
is formed
.
But those who learn to communicate respectfully learn the most important thing of all: how relationships are formed.
Respekt
respect
geht dabei
goes with that
nicht nur
not only
„
nach oben
upwards
"
,
also
i.e.
zu Ausbildern
to trainers
,
Chefs
bosses
oder
or
Vorgesetzten
superiors
.
Respect is not only given "upwards", i.e. to trainers, bosses or superiors.
Er gilt ebenso
it applies equaly
für Kolleginnen
to female collegues
,
andere Azubis
other trainees
–
und
and
ganz besonders
especially
für Menschen
to people
mit weniger Erfahrung
with less experience
oder
or
Einfluss
influence
.
It applies equally to female colleagues, other trainees – and especially to people with less experience or influence.
Echter Respekt
true respect
zeigt sich nicht darin
is not shown in
,
wie man
how you
mit Chefs
to bosses
spricht
talk
,
sondern
but
wie man
how you
mit der Reinigungskraft
the cleaniner
,
der Praktikantin
the intern
oder
or
dem gestressten Kunden
the stressed customer
umgeht
treat
.
True respect is not shown in how you talk to bosses, but in how you treat the cleaning staff, the intern, or the stressed customer.
Respektvolle Kommunikation
respectful communication
bedeutet
means
Gegenseitigkeit
reciprocity
:
Ich lasse
I let
den anderen
the orther (person)
ausreden
finish speaking
,
auch
even
wenn ich schon weiß
if I already know
,
was ich sagen will
what I want to say
.
Respectful communication means reciprocity: I let the other person finish speaking, even if I already know what I want to say.
Ich formuliere Kritik
I phrase criticism
so
in a way
,
dass sie weiterhilft
that IT is helpful
,
statt anzugreifen
rather than offensive
.
Ich bleibe offen
I remain open
für Argumente
to arguments
,
auch wenn sie
even if they
meinem Plan
my plan
widersprechen
contradict
.
I phrase criticism in a way that is helpful, rather than offensive. I remain open to arguments, even if they contradict my plan.
Respekt
respect
ist keine Einbahnstraße
is not a one-way street
–
und
and
kein Machtspiel
not a power game
.
Respekt
respect
lebt vom Zuhören
thrives on listening
,
vom ehrlichen Ton
on honest tone
und
and
vom Bewusstsein
on the awareness
,
dass niemand
that no one
mehr wert ist
is worth more
als der andere
than another
.
Respect is not a one-way street – and not a power game. Respect thrives on listening, on honest communication, and on the awareness that no one is worth more than another.
Auf dieser Basis
on that basis
entstehen
emerge
Vertrauen
trust
,
Teamgeist
team spirit
und
and
echte Zusammenarbeit
genuine cooperation
.
This forms the basis for trust, team spirit and genuine cooperation.
Respekt
respect
heißt
means
:
einander
each other
Raum geben
space giving
,
nicht
not
sich selbst
oneself
in den Vordergrund
in the foreground
stellen
putting
.
Das ist
that is
keine Schwäche
not a weakness
.
Das ist
that is
Stärke
strength
.
Respect means giving each other space, not putting yourself in the foreground. That is not a weakness. That is a strength.
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