Quiet Leadership Pages 85-100

Key notes from reading:

• "Leaders not saying what they really mean, and therefore others misunderstanding their intentions and reacting to ideas that no one even voiced" For me personally this happens to often, I understand the thinking behind it in that leaders want you to reach a destination and not be told the outcome. However I believe there needs to be a balance as sometimes this can be counter-productive.
• "If what we are trying to say is even slightly misunderstood, our conversations can go off the rails fast". This raises an important point in that as leaders we must clearly understand in our minds what we are wanting to communicate towards our staff. Having a clear picture of the message we are wanting to get across will help prevent misunderstandings and misinterpretations.
• 3 core patterns that affect conversation 

1. people taking longer than necessary to describe their ideas

2. listener not understanding exactly what the speaker was saying, leading to conversations going off on tangeants

3. speaker not speaking in speaking in language and concepts the listener could grasp
(How much do we do this as teachers when instructing our kids)

• Being succint and to the point about the purpose of a meeting- short and sharp agenda
• Be specific and succint together means including everything thats relevant in a dialogue, and nothing irrelevant.
• Being generous to me is about getting the message across so that others can make an instant connection to the message.