Heidi Grant: How to ask for help -- and get a "yes"
Heidi Grant: Kako zatražiti pomoć -- i dobiti odgovor "da"
Heidi Grant researches, writes and speaks about the science of motivation, influence and decision-making. Full bio
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is basically the worst, right?
on one of those top ten lists
popisima deset stvari
it actually belongs there.
for us to be afraid to admit we need help,
bojati se priznati da trebamo pomoć,
or a friend or from a coworker
od prijatelja, od kolege,
uncomfortable and embarrassing
neugodno ili se sramimo
try to avoid asking for help
izbjegavaju tražiti pomoć
legions of fathers
through an alligator-infested swamp
močvaru punu aligatora,
getting back to the road.
kako se vratiti na cestu.
we took a family vacation.
išli smo na obiteljski odmor.
to Colonial Williamsburg.
Jerseyu do kolonijalnog Williamsburga.
for directions back to the highway,
kako se vratiti na autocestu,
that we were not lost,
kako se nismo izgubili,
what was over here.
znati što se nalazi ovdje.
practically every day --
gotovo svakoga dana --
to get comfortable with it
uspjeti biti komotno dok to činimo
that when you ask for help from someone,
zamolimo za pomoć,
to find it actually satisfying
osjećaj zadovoljstva
to continue to help you into the future.
nastaviti vam pomagati ubuduće.
and some of my colleagues have done
provela sa suradnicima
that sometimes people say yes
ponekad pristaju
from something that psychologists call
onoga što psiholozi nazivaju
and our feelings and our needs
waiting for someone to notice our needs
čekajući da netko zamijeti naše potrebe
to help us with it.
to tell what your needs are,
pogoditi vaše potrebe,
often struggle to understand
često imaju problema shvatiti
had to adopt a habit
when I need someone's help.
kada mi je potrebna nečija pomoć.
much more, about helping
kada je u pitanju pomaganje
to expect other people to be.
očekivati od drugih ljudi.
to have to ask for it.
morate je zatražiti.
can tell that you need help,
da trebate pomoć,
to someone who, it turns out,
nezatraženu pomoć pa se ispostavi
in the first place?
was getting dressed for school,
odijevala se za školu
some unsolicited help about that.
netraženu pomoć pri tome.
in brighter colors.
u svjetlijim bojama.
more neutral tones.
neutralnije tonove.
she could go back upstairs
a little less somber.
just spontaneously offering to help us
da nam spontano ne nude pomoć,
that that's what is wanted.
da je to ono što želimo.
give one another in the workplace
jedni drugima na radnom mjestu,
to explicit requests for help.
na izravne zahtjeve za pomoći.
the words "I need your help." Right?
"Trebam tvoju pomoć." U redu?
help you when you ask for it,
pomognu kada to zatražimo,
that are very helpful to keep in mind.
trebalo imati na umu.
about the help you want and why.
pomoći koju trebate i zašto.
to the helper, right?
what it is you want from us,
we can be successful
some of these requests
dobivate neke od ovakvih zahtjeva
strangers on LinkedIn
"get together over coffee and connect"
na kavi i povežemo"
literally every time.
what it is you want from me,
you're hoping that can I provide,
if they had just come out and said
kada bi jednostavno rekli
they were hoping to get from me,
something specific in mind.
imaju nešto određeno na umu.
to work in your company,"
za zapošljavanje u vašoj tvrtki",
a joint research project
istraživački projekt
on getting into medical school."
medicinskog fakulteta".
with that last one
of someone who could.
nekog drugog tko bi vam mogao pomoći.
apologies and bribes.
isprike i podmićivanja.
that I have to ask you for this."
vas moram pitati za ovo."
smetati vam s ovim."
without your help, I would."
bez vaše pomoći, učinio bih to."
are so eager to prove
toliko željni dokazati
when they ask your for help,
kada vas traže pomoć,
on how uncomfortable
to find it satisfying to help you
zadovoljstvo u pomaganju vama,
having to ask me for help?
pitati me za pomoć?
perfectly acceptable
when it comes to incentivizing
kada potičete na to
a natural part of that relationship.
prirodna sastavnica te veze.
da nam je stalo.
or payments into that,
neki poticaj ili uplatu,
like it isn't a relationship,
doživljavati kao veza,
is experienced as distancing,
less likely to help you.
manje raspoloženi da vam pomognu.
to show your appreciation and gratitude --
iskazali poštovanje i zahvalnost --
to help you move into your new apartment
pomoć pri selidbi u novi stan
there's no alternative,
over email and text
for us to do so.
less awkward over email and text?
putem emaila ili poruke?
research to support this.
podupire ovu tvrdnju.
are 30 times more likely to get a yes
vjerojatniji da završe pristajanjem
and you really need someone's help,
i doista vam treba nečija pomoć,
kao telefon --
a really, really important one
vrlo, vrlo važno
that is most overlooked
for their help and they say yes,
i oni pristanu,
that what's rewarding about helping
kako je pri pomaganju
is knowing that your help landed,
je vaša pomoć uspjela,
how my help affected you,
moja pomoć utjecala na vas,
professor for many years,
profesorica dugi niz godina,
of letters of recommendation
or to go into graduate school.
ili upisivali doktorski studij.
and effort I took to do that,
koje sam uložila da vam to učinim,
if I helped you,
get the thing that you wanted?
da dobijete što ste željeli?
of donor appeals are so, so persuasive --
za doniranje toliko uvjerljive --
to really vividly imagine
vrlo slikovito zamislite
is going to have.
the individual teacher by name
određenog učitelja poimence
to be able to help
items they've requested,
predmete koje su zatražili,
or flexible seating.
ili sklopivih sjedala.
so easy for me to imagine
jednostavno zamislim
an immediate sense of effectiveness
from the kids in the classroom.
od djece iz te učionice.
that they made a difference.
da su učinili razliku.
to all be doing in our everyday lives,
činiti u svakodnevnom životu,
to continue to give us help
nastave pružati pomoć
that the help that they gave you
da vam je njegova pružena pomoć
veliku prodaju,
that you were really hoping to get.
razgovor za posao kojem ste se nadali.
da vam je podrška koju vam je pružio
that the support they gave you
to get through a tough time.
kroz teško razdoblje.
koja vam čuva mačku
that for some reason,
anything while you were away,
dok vas nije bilo,
a really good job.
odradila jako dobar posao.
and modern life
i modernog života
have to rely on other people,
moramo osloniti na druge,
in order to be successful.
kako bismo bili uspješni.
ask for it out loud.
naglas je zatražite.
that increases your chances
koji povećava šanse
feel awesome for having helped you,
sjajno jer vam je pomogla,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Heidi Grant - Social psychologistHeidi Grant researches, writes and speaks about the science of motivation, influence and decision-making.
Why you should listen
Dr. Heidi Grant is the Chief Science Officer for the Neuroleadership Institute, Associate Director of the Motivation Science Center at the Columbia University, and author of six best-selling books, including: Reinforcements: How to Get People to Help You, No One Understands You and What to Do About It and Nine Things Successful People Do Differently. In 2017, Grant was named one of Thinkers50's most influential management thinkers globally.
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