Let Them Know Where You Stand

Know where everyone stands. Then let them know where you stand.

Reading the room is a real skill. Some leaders get so good at it that it quietly replaces having a view. They know who supports the plan and who is against it, and when it is their turn to speak, they say something careful that nobody remembers.

People do not bring their hardest problems to a leader whose position moves with the audience.

The read should tell you how to say what you think. It should not decide whether you say it.

Next decision, say your position out loud and say why. If it goes the other way, commit to it, and say that out loud too.

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