Listening Leaders Archived Edition

March 18, 2009

LISTENING LEADER LAZER LESSONS

DANGER!! THE INTERRUPTION!!

The following excerpt is from "Time to Think: Listening to Ignite the Human Mind" by Nancy Kline:

What is it about the interruption that is so tantalizing? We seem unable to resist doing it. I once asked a group what they were assuming that made them interrupt their colleagues.

They listed these things: .

My idea is better than theirs.
If I don't interrupt them, I will never get to say my idea.
I know what they are about to say.
They don't need to finish their thoughts since mine is an improvement.
Nothing about their idea will improve with further development.
I am more important than they are.
It is more important for me to be seen to have a good idea than it is for me to be sure they complete their thought.
Interrupting them will save time.

There is a cost to each of these items. They all can be summed up with the expression - "It's all about me." .

LISTENING LEADER LAZER LESSON LISTENING LEADER LESSON: Why not check yourself in the interruption category? Let others experience bliss by knowing that you will not interrupt them.

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