Monday Moments - Say More by Jen Psaki ( A break from SC sightseeing)

In Say More: Lessons from Work, the White House, and the World, Jen Psaki gives a candidly refreshing discussion about communication.  She walks us through difficult conversations and shows how humor can lighten a moment or diffuse a situation. Her time in the Briefing Room showed how she could discuss topics across a divide (think Fox News), and how it's important to  listen. 

She worked with a variety of bosses - hot  tempered Rahm Emanuel, cool intellectual Barak  Obama, optimistic John Kerry, and the thoughtful Joe  Biden. She had to jump in for a new tone for the country after the tumultuous Trump first term. 

I enjoyed  her writing and stories from the trenches. Obviously a smart cookie and definitely a go-getter.  P. 134 ...there's rarely been a day in my career that I didn't wish I'd answered a question with greater clarity or given more context.  What I came to realize is that fixing mistakes is not something you have to do because  you're  bad at your job, but because it is a part of your job. The solution to poorly communicating something the first time is not to stop communicating, but to keep communicating. 
 

She definitely gave me communication ideas to think about. Excellent Psakibombs takeaways - ha!