“The longest talk we’ve had in years!”
“I use the (PCM) tools daily. I had a 30-minute conversation with my 25-yr old son by using complimentary gestures, tones and body language and being attentive to his – the longest talk we’ve had in years! Usually he just grunts a reply and walks away! And, the conversation was about cleaning his room and moving furniture around – amazing! Also, I used PCM today with a member of our staff team, to wonderful results. Although I was frustrated, I used the Requestive Channel and her body language showed me it worked! I am able to better delegate to my team now, and let go of the need for perfection. The result..better performance. THANK YOU, Next Element!”
- J.J. Sweeting, Executive Assistant for Suzy Amis-Cameron (wife of James Cameron), Malibu, California
Rabbit Trails, Apples and Oranges
I am sending out a special thank you to Andrea Naef, Owner of Kahler Communications Oceania Ltd., for steering us away from the temptation to go down a rabbit trail of comparing the Process Communication Model (PCM®) to other types of personality inventories. She affirmed for us that to do so is like comparing apples to oranges. PCM simply does not fit with other profiling instruments.
The PCM is about types in people, not types of people. The PCM profile is merely an initial way for us to get a handle on all the mechanics of personality. And from that foundation, we begin to understand how we experience others – their choice of words, tones, gestures, posture, facial expressions. We learn to recognize the internal processes that we go through, and ways that we work toward getting our needs met in both positive and negative ways. PCM provides real, hands-on strategies to accurately and rapidly observe behaviors and language of personality structure, and from there we can connect and motivate for effective, accountable communication behavior.
We have always believed that once you have gone through this training and are committed to being intentional around applying and using PCM, it is not necessary to have the profiles of those around you in order to achieve healthy communication. You will see and hear what is in front of you, and you will be able to effectively connect with and motivate others.
Thanks again Andrea, for your words of wisdom.