The person at the back deserves the same clear information as the person asking questions in front.

LEADERSHIP

WHAT THIS MEANS

Attention drifts toward whoever speaks up, and the people who stay quiet often end up with a thinner version of the same news. Confidence is not the same as need, and the quietest person present may be the one for whom the details matter most. Clarity given only to those who ask becomes a private advantage nobody intended to hand out.

Before you finish explaining anything this week, ask yourself what the quietest listener now knows. Write the answers to the good questions somewhere everyone can reach them. Then check that the version reaching the back of the room is the same one you gave the front.

A QUESTION TO SIT WITH

Who never asks questions in the rooms you speak in?

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