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When Leaders Toss The Script

Lead Change Blog

This requires active listening, partnership, and quick thinking. ” 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. Rule #1: Do not deny (or just say Yes!).

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The Arrogance of Listening

Strategy Driven

I had one Active Listening professor wildly mishear and misrepresent what I said, yet claimed I was probably having a Freudian Slip (he actually said that) because what he ‘heard’ was ‘accurate’ and I was mistaken. Unfortunately for us all, it happens at the unconscious, making it difficult for us to change/fix/recognize.

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