My view...your view

This week we had an exercise where we evaluated ourselves and then we had others evaluate us as a communicator.  The results were very different.  My evaluation came back as a fair and balanced communicator, however, my husband rated as a poor and unfair communicator and my colleague rated me as a passive communicator.  These separate results surprised me.  It seems I communicate differently at home and at work.  I am happy there was an agreement with me being a good listener and concerned about others.  I have learned that I need to speak up more confidently in the workplace and be willing to share my thoughts, feelings, and ideas.  In my personal life I have to learn how to be less aggressive in my arguments and see others' perspectives more.