In every meeting,
there are a couple head nodders.
Those are people
that nod their head
to every declaration
but don’t actually speak up.
Head nodding,
because it can mean a variety of things
from ‘I’m dozing off’
to ‘I hear you’
to ‘I agree and support you’,
means nothing.
Many phrases attendees use
mean nothing also.
Steve Roesler has a great post
on the levels of commitment
(or as he states… relationships).
Use of cliches and flippant phrases
illustrate a shallow commitment.
Using ‘I’ and expressing feelings
are indicators of a deep commitment.
No one ever said
listening well was easy.
One of the reasons
why good listeners are often rewarded.