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Talking too much (or too little)

Talking too much (or too little)

From the course: Leadership Stories: 5-Minute Lessons in Leading People

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Talking too much (or too little)

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- Hey boss, did I talk enough in the meeting yesterday? That's the question Courtney Minor asked her boss one day, and it's one a lot of people have after a big meeting. Now, what they really want to know is if they showed up with the kind of leadership presence that they want to project. So let's talk about that and we'll use Courtney's example. So Courtney had recently been promoted and was working on an important project. One day, her team had the opportunity to present their work to leadership and ask for approval to fund their project to the next stage. And this happened to be Courtney's first time to present to the directors and general manager. But, it's a rite of passage we all go through. Well, the day after the big meeting, Courtney asked her director that question. Did I talk enough at the meeting yesterday? Now at first, her boss just looked confused. And then he said, that's not the right question to ask. Her eyes got really big and then he said, the question you should…

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