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When Leaders Toss The Script

Lead Change Blog

This requires active listening, partnership, and quick thinking. A manager asking for your opinion. ” Go wild. Set pieces can fall from the sky! No matter what happens, the show must go on. And for this to be possible, everyone must be present in the moment, ready for anything. It requires improvisation. To perform.

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The Arrogance of Listening

Strategy Driven

I also received calls from managers saying they wanted me to train their teams so they could better listen to each other, and to their clients. Their teams believed they didn’t need training cuz they listened just fine, thanks, that any miscommunication lie on the side of the client/colleague. Yet none of them hired me.

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