As leaders, we need to be good communicators.
And a big contributor to being a good communicator is the part where we DON’T talk.
Listen to your people. Encourage them to give input. Ask their opinions on how to do things. Check to make sure they have a reasonable amount of work scheduled for the coming week, and that they have what they need to do it. Have an “open door” policy.
And try not to do anything else when you are listening to them. Angle your laptop screen away so that notifications don’t distract you. Turn your phone upside down. Angle your head and body to face them. Don’t interrupt or tune them out to think about what you’ll say when it is your turn to talk.
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