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You Can Learn a Lot by Watching and Listening
Sometimes it’s in your best interest not to speak, but just to observe.
There is a particular topic I have been working with for many years now. I’ve had a great deal of time, practice, and experience, and I think I have developed some knowledge along the way.
I know I am not the only one with knowledge and experience on this topic. However, because of the length of time I have been working with this, my age, and some other factors, my experience has become less relevant to the current leadership.
This gets frustrating. I feel like no matter what I say my knowledge bears far less relevance than once it did.
So what do I do? Keep talking and get frustrated because of how people are reacting and not reacting to me? Or keep quiet, keep watching and listening?
That’s a judgment call that only I can make. But over the years I have found that there is a great deal of value in just watching and listening.
You learn a lot from watching and listening in silence
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