Your Team Notices Who Gets Your Attention

The useful takeaway

People notice whose voice a leader values, especially when status and disagreement enter the conversation.

Your short exercise

1. Notice who has spoken, who has been interrupted and who has stayed quiet.
2. Invite one unheard perspective with a specific, low-pressure question.
3. Reflect back the point accurately before adding your view or decision.

Worked example
“Mira, you are closest to the customer hand-off. What risk are we missing?” followed by a concise summary of her answer.

Check your output

• □ The invitation is genuine.
• □ The response is heard without interruption.
• □ The contribution affects the discussion or decision.

A useful private draft counts as completion.

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