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Bosses Should Never Speak First, or Even Second, in a Meeting

When team leaders provide their opinions first, it can discourage lower-level employees from providing dissenting views or alternative ideas

Bosses Should Never Speak First, or Even Second, in a Meeting
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Sabina Nawaz (@sabinanawaz) is a global CEO coach and leadership speaker, and the author of “You’re the Boss, Become the Manager You Want to Be (and Others Need).

If you’re hoping to solicit new ideas or feedback from your team during a meeting, you might think the best way to loosen people up and get the conversation flowing is to start things off yourself.

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