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May 06 • 1 min read

Are You Even Listening?


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Oh, the push-me-pull-you leaders manage.

On most decisions, one person says you didn’t listen enough. The next one says you took too long to decide.

Same decision. Same process. Same frustration.

How do you figure out the Goldilocks amount of input – not too much, not too little, but just right?

Over time, I pondered whether I was solving the wrong issue by trying to strike this balance.

What if people aren’t evaluating how much you listened? What if that’s just the name they give to some other issue?

That would be just like people. Wouldn’t it?

Here’s a few thoughts on what might really be happening and suggestions for how you can manage the push-me-pull-you.

Deciding When to Decide

Until next time,

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Gary Bagley
EXECUTIVE COACH
BOARD COACH
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