Most leaders don’t have a listening problem. They have an attention problem.

Your team doesn’t need another meeting…

They need your attention.

Real attention. The kind you give when someone feels like what they’re saying is the most important thing in the world — even when it’s not.

Stop solving problems before they’re spoken. Stop talking more than you’re tuning in.

They feel it.
Unseen. Unheard. Under-coached.

So they stop telling you the truth. They settle. You settle. And your culture starts to decay.

Want to build something that lasts?

Listen like it matters. Listen like an animal being stalked…

Listen to understand. That’s leadership.

What truth is your team trying to tell you that you’ve been too busy to hear?

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