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Tools for the conversations that matter
Practical ideas on listening, questions and difficult conversations, written for leadership teams, plant directors and front-line managers. Read them in a minute, or take them into your next meeting.
Listen
Active listening in leadership: what it is, how to practise it, and why it lowers defensiveness in leadership teams
Listening isn’t measured by the listener. It’s measured by the speaker.
7 stepsTechniques for meetingsReal examples
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Ask?
Powerful questions for leaders: how to open difficult conversations and understand before you decide
The most influential person in a meeting is rarely the one who talks most. It’s the one who asks the best questions.
A deck of 32 questions6 principlesA shop-floor example
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A question for your next meeting
“What are we finding hard to say in this meeting?”
Then, silence
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