Disagreement in meetings can be good. Here's how

What do your employees know? Talk to them to find out | Read more from Denise Lee Yohn on SmartBrief on Leadership | Here's why your top talent is bolting Created for {EMAIL} | [{NAME}]( at [{NAME}]( [For more relevant content - Update Your Profile]( | [Web Version]( November 10, 2021 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [SHARE](  [] Leading Edge [] [What do your employees know? Talk to them to find out]( Leaders need to get out of the office and visit front-line workers if they want to learn what's really happening, says Denise Lee Yohn in this blog post and [video](. "Because of their direct interaction with customers and/or the operations at the core of our business, they are often in the best position to let us know what works and what doesn't -- and they can be a valuable source of customer insights," Yohn says. 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Here's how]( Change your meeting culture by sparking "productive tension" that has a clear business purpose, relies on behavioral data to start debate and disrupts how meetings usually go, writes CEO coach Sabina Nawaz. "Be explicit about the reason you are raising the heat, so others don't accuse you of taking potshots at the team or questioning their work," Nawaz writes. Full Story: [Harvard Business Review (tiered subscription model)]( (11/9) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Why you should slow down -- or speed up -- your speech]( You can speak quickly when talking to an audience about things they know, but slow down your speech when conveying new information, writes Gary Genard. "Your speech rate matters only in terms of how it helps you get through to people and influence them positively," Genard writes. 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