It saddens me that so many people with valuable and useful things to say donāt get heard. And yet their colleagues speak up and speak out with no problem at all ā sometimes eloquently and succinctly, at other timesā¦. well, you know the rest!
Here are 5 possible reasons your voice is not being heard ā and what to do about it:
1.Ā Problem:Ā Youāre not speaking in meetings! So many talented people tell me they donāt want to speak up āfor fear of looking stupidā or something similar.Ā Solution:Ā Find a way to say something ā just one thing to start with. How about: āThis is new ground for me, so Iād like to understand this a bit moreā; or āIāll be able to give a more well-thought-out response when Iāve done xyzā or āIād love to know a bit more about thatā and so on. Once youāve opened your mouth once, itās easier to do it another time.
2.Ā Problem:Ā Youāre waffling on ā many of us waffle when we are nervous ā but itās hard for others to listen so they switch off and our valuable input is lost. Bein...
It saddens me that so many people with really valuable and useful things to say donāt get heard. And yet their colleagues speak up and speak out with no problem at all ā sometimes eloquently and succinctly, at other timesā¦. well you know the rest!
It saddens me because when I first became a senior leader, I struggled to get my voice heard too. I had that ānot good enoughā feeling way too often. Plus I was brought up to believe that it is ārude to interruptā (is it? Always?) and that made it really hard to find a way in to the conversation.
Here are 5 possible reasons your voice is not being heard ā and what to do about it:
1. Problem: Youāre not speaking in meetings! So many talented people tell me they donāt want to speak up āfor fear of looking stupidā or something similar. Solution: Find a way to say something ā just one thing to start with. How about: āThis is new ground for me, so Iād like to understand this a bit moreā; or āIāll be able to give a more well-thought out response...
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