August 26, 2009PowerPhrase: The impact is…
A man named Pete Lee spoke briefly at a local event about restorative justice. That is an approach that has offenders face their victims and hear the stories about the pain their actions cause. Pete said recidivism for people who have gone through it is 5-8%, which is astonishingly low. You can read one article about restorative justice here.
One piece of requesting a behavior change is to express the impact of the behavior you want changed. People need to know how their words and deeds affect others. That doesn’t mean that you hold others responsible for your own reactions, but you do let them know the impact.
Restorative justice operates on that principle, and clearly it can work well.
That’s why “The impact is…” is an important PowerPhrase for addressing behavior challenges.
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