When Advising Does and Doesn’t Work
1. Recall an instance when someone gave you advice that proved helpful. Review the guidelines for offering advice in this section and see if you recognize any that your advice giver followed.
2. Now recall an instance when someone gave you advice that wasn’t helpful. Again, review the guidelines. Did that person violate any of them? Which ones?
3. Based on your insights here, describe how you can advise (or not advice) others in a way that is truly helpful.
Rules for Advising:
1. Is the advice needed?
2. Is the advice wanted?
3. Is the advice given in the right sequence?
4. Is the advice coming from an expert?
5. Is the advisor a close and trusted person?
6. Is the advice offered in a sensitive, face-saving manner?
Works Cited
Adler, R.B., & Proctor, R.F. (2016). Looking out/looking in (15th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage Learning.
