When do you know to STFU? What best practices do you use to balance contributing your thoughts/opinions without becoming the person on the team who is always talking?
I spent many years as a basketball player and coach, and my time spent on teams learned me the power of silence. You want people to listen to you? Stop talking so much... We get it, you know the answer to the question being asked in the meeting, we all do. Do you really need the glorious moment of answering? For the fifth time this meeting? Did you think for a second that maybe your teammate knew the answer and hasn't held the conch in a while? Sales VP just sent us all concise directives. Is it pertinent you send a follow-up email explaining the importance of what the VP said, even though they just damn said it?
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