Silence is harmful
Challenges - Stuff goes wrong. Whoever we are, whoever we are with, family, friends or business colleagues, there will be times when something goes wrong. Life would be boring without challenges. Some challenges come to us unexpectedly and some we create intentionally. So what can we do or who can we be? As a leader, being quiet and listening to your team is a powerful skill. It can allow space for all your team members to contribute. But if you've a lot of quiet team members, you will need to manage the space so the quiet ones get a chance to speak. But what if one of your team is a team leader themselves. They have the knowledge and skills to do their job leading their team, but they stick a little too much to business. Or when they share a little about their life, you find it hard to connect with their emotion. Humans are emotional beings. Sure, we've been hurt in the past and we need to choose who we share ourselves with as some people won't, or don't know how to