February 13

What Everyone is NOT Saying | WT #39

Leadership, Weekly TRUTH

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Not too long ago, I was in a meeting which I felt went really well. At the end, I asked the fifteen team members to write down, on a sticky note, their answer to a simple question: “What’s on your mind?” As a result, I discovered several helpful nuggets that would significantly increase the value of our next meeting:
  • Several people were concerned about, and named, specific road blocks to our team’s success, of which we were not aware.
  • One person felt disengaged.
  • One person noted something we accomplished, that we hadn’t even realized!
There is magic when you ask someone to write down what’s on their mind. There’s a tendency to be honest, and share what they’re NOT saying. How would knowing what everyone is NOT saying help you? You CAN know. All it takes is a couple sticky notes and a single question.
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Darren Smith

Darren Smith is Co-Founder of the Authentic Leadership Institute. He is a native Texan and a graduate of Dallas Jesuit and Texas A&M University. Over the past 25 years, Darren has visited 35 countries and led 100 strategy programs. He and his wife have five children.

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