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Claire writes: “What a lot of data flies around organisations

• anecdotal data – what I tell you about someone else which we pretend originally comes from observable data and may not
• self reported data – what I tell you about myself
• imagined data – or as Brene Brown says ‘the story I’m making up about this is’
• real observable data – what was actually seen

Whether we are simply having a conversation, or are interviewing or coaching, we notice how useful it is to be honest about what kind of data we are discussing. ‘What did you see?‘ is a much better question than ‘what do they think?‘ which leads us to assumptions and stories and more…”

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