Time to reflect on your last conversation:

• What have your reflections been on your last meeting? (e.g. Did the discussion with the other person spark any new ideas or perspectives for you? Was there something you noticed about yourself?.)
• Did you commit to doing anything after your last conversation? If so, did you do it, how did it go? If not, why not?

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Getting curious...

Do you know how good or bad you are at listening? Usually, people don’t realize this until they actually try to listen better. Asking questions and listening deeply in a way where you don’t know where the conversation will go is definitely not easy, but it opens up so much space for people around you. When you ask open-ended questions like “Tell me more” and actually listen, you will build trust with the team and create space for new possibilities.

‍Here is a video about listening in different contexts to inspire you.

Therefore, for the next few conversations, we ask you to get really curious about your team and master the art of listening. You can try this in your next 1to1s and team meetings, stepping in with the intention that you will listen more, ask the questions, and not speak first. Why not start by exploring the values of your direct reports and learn more about their story.

Do you know what’s important to them, and how their values impact how they show up at work? Remember, we asked you to reflect on your own values a few months ago when you started these conversations.

‍Here is a link to the article with the list of core values for reference.

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As always below are a few questions to reflect on:

• What do you learn from your team each week when you listen more?
• How can you do more of this?
• What do you do to encourage your team to share more?
• Have you explored the values of your direct reports?some text
  • How were you similar/different to them before becoming a line manager?
  • How are you similar/different to them now?

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