What Does Non Defensive Mean

: not related to or used for a nation’s military defenses nondefense spending nondefense businesses/industries.

What is being non-defensive?

We are using non-defensive communication when we ask questions, make statements and predict consequences in an open, sincere way without trying to control how other people respond. We can gather accurate information, speak with clarity, protect ourselves, and hold others more accountable.

What is non-defensive listening?

Non-defensive listening—above all else, even above non-defensive responding—is about focusing on the other person’s communication in order to understand, get clarity, and respond, rather than react, appropriately. … Focus on what the other person is saying, doing, and communicating in an interaction.