| Don’t Dominate the Discussion January 22nd, 2020 by Bill Boyajian |
Owners and managers often think they need to command and control meetings, discussions, and planning with their subordinates. Leaders will call meetings and say they want to hear from everyone. But too often they dominate the discussion by correcting or even intimidating anyone who doesn’t agree with their viewpoint. Leaders will speak when they should listen and cut off conversations when they would benefit by hearing from others. You can impart information when you talk, but you certainly can’t learn anything. Yet many people in leadership positions love to hear themselves talk.
So if you want to be a better leader, listen more, be open to new ideas, thank people for their questions and observations, and show genuine appreciation for their input. If you have a problem with this, your leadership will suffer and so will your people. Tags: Advice, appreciation, Benefit, Business Development, Command, Control, Conversation, Crisis Management, Developing Leaders, Discussion, Dominate, Drive, Genuine, Hear, Impact, Information, Interrupt, Knowledge, Leader, Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Excellence, Leadership Problems, Leadership Skills, Learn, Learning, Listen, Management, manager, meeting, New Ideas, Observation, Operation, owner, People, People Leaders, Personal Development, Philosophy, Plan, Planning, Position, Power, Problem, Question, Reality, Relationships, Subordinates, Talk, The Mind of a Leader |
You’ve probably heard the phrase “power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” But power also interrupts, and interrupting someone while they’re talking is rude and selfish, a turn-off at best, and disgraceful at worst.- Home
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