The business models, they are a-changin'

If you're always talking it's time to HALT and WAIT | practice (split each time) | The business models, they are a-changin'
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If you're always talking it's time to HALT and WAIT
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Leaders can learn the art of active listening by checking how often they do the talking and take time to WAIT -- or ask themselves, "Why am I talking?" -- and then HALT to check in on how their team is feeling -- if they are hungry, angry, lonely or tired -- which can hamper effective communication, write U.S. Army officers Chaveso Cook and Joshua Bowen. Think about the needs you and your team members are trying to satisfy and what value everyone can bring to the conversation to meet those needs, they advise.
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Put it into practice: Pay close attention to what's being said and who isn't talking when you're with your team, write Cook and Bowen and gauge whether the conversation should happen later and if you're dominating the interaction. "A core competency to leadership is communication, regardless of what industry you're in."
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Half of 2024 is in the rearview mirror, but that doesn't mean you can put your go-to-market models in cruise control or bird-dog the road in front of you at the expense of the road ahead, executive coach Dave Coffaro writes. Reassess with an eye toward what's different, advises Coffaro, because the "faster the pace of evolution in operating conditions, the sooner business models can become obsolete."
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Put it into practice: To realign with current and future market conditions, ask yourself: "How are my clients/customers changing?" "How are my team members evolving?" "How are my competitors adapting?" Some business models may last longer than others, depending on the industry, but change is a constant factor.
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We tend to listen to leaders who talk a lot. I mean, who wants a reticent leader who says little? U.S. Army officers Chaveso Cook and Joshua Bowen, however, make the case for leaders to be aware of just how much they are speaking and if they are cutting themselves off from hearing what their team members have to say.

Sometimes leaders speak to fill the silence, but what if creating some silence -- or even posing some insightful questions -- could make space for others to share their ideas and wisdom? Would you, as a leader, be willing to make that space?

Cook and Bowen offer two methods -- HALT and WAIT -- to help you become aware of when your words may fall on hungry, angry,  lonely or tired ears or when you may just be talking to hear yourself talk. In those moments, ask why you are talking and if your team is in the right frame of mind to really take in what you're saying.

"This calls leaders to ask more, listen better, and understand deeper. It calls for leaders to talk less," they write.

If you learn to listen more and talk less, you may find a depth of wisdom in your team that's just been waiting to be heard.

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