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Every misunderstanding contains a small “miss” in how we communicate—and Jon Wortmann, today’s guest, can show you how to fix that. Jon’s work helps you make the small adjustments to connect better with everyone in your life, and elevate your leadership. In this episode of 97% Effective, host Michael Wenderoth speaks with Jon Wortmann, executive coach and sports performance coach, about his latest book “The Nine Tendencies.” They walk through practical ways to understand our tendencies, adjust your communication style, and deal with the most challenging people. Jon also discusses his work as a minister and sports performance coach, which will get you thinking more deeply about your spiritual life and the habits of peak performers.
SHOW NOTES
Jon’s path from minister to peak performance coach
- The mental health challenges that led him to the ministry
- How “learn how to calm my brain” gave him first-hand experience in his field
- The decision to go from minister to full-time coach
- On where Americans are increasingly spiritual: “I have more conversations about spiritual life, ironically, as an executive coach than I did some weeks in a spiritual community.”
- The Chaplain at Carleton College that helped Jon the most: “To not know where you have options is where the problem was.”
Insights from his book, The Nine Tendencies
- Hard truth about communication: People need to get really good at getting to the point
- Does your audience want the details first, or the bottom line first?
- How Jon’s communication got him fired by his CEO client
- Is awareness of your communication tendencies enough for you to make a switch?
- “Personality lives on a spectrum, tendencies are binary”
- The Nine Tendencies: The way we think, how we add color, the way we share ideas
- Does Jon overlook body language?
- How Jon’s book is different and the main message he wants readers to take away
- What to do if someone else’s communication pattern drives you nuts
Practical Communication Tips
- How to assess our tendencies, those of others—and the ultimate metric of communication success
- People value you more when you adjust to their communication style
- Three ways to handle someone is difficult to communicate with
- How remote work impacts our Nine Tendencies
Insights from his work as a chaplain and sports performance coach
- Lessons from his spiritual teaching: Everybody is great, but nobody has helped most people find those things
- “Every brain is different”
- Does Jon miss his spiritual work?
BIO AND LINKS
Jon Wortmann is an executive coach and trainer, author, and sports performance coach. A graduate of Carleton College and Harvard University, his books, Mastering Communication at Work and Hijacked by Your Brain, were #1 best-sellers in 22 categories on Amazon. He has delivered over 3500 trainings in 13 verticals with global clients on 46 topics including communication, resilience, and trust. His professional golfers play on every professional tour, and he was voted a coach of the year in Big East conference with UCONN Golf in 2021. His new book, The Nine Tendencies, systematically defines the critical communication adjustments which transform relationships and teams.
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