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For all the attention that it has received over the years… teamwork is as elusive as it has ever been within most organizations.
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When adults have the confidence to acknowledge what they don’t know, they pay more attention to how strong evidence is and spend more time reading material that contradicts their opinions.
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Listening is a way of offering others our scarcest, most precious gift: our attention.
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When someone knowledgeable admits uncertainty, it surprises people, and they end up paying more attention to the substance of the argument.
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…the more attention that is paid to positions, the less attention is devoted to meeting the underlying concerns of the parties.
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Impressed with the merits of their own case, people usually pay too little attention to ways of advancing their case by taking care of interests on the other side.
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Anyone who pays close attention over a decade or more will start to see the small clues that presage people’s destinies.
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The more attention leaders focus on their own wealth or power, the more they stop acting like leaders and start taking on more of the attributes of tyrants.
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…high-power distance communication works only when the listener is capable of paying close attention, and it works only if the two parties in a conversation have the luxury of time…
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If you are able to cut your losses earlier, it’s a huge win. An added bonus is that it frees you up so you can turn your limited attention and resources to more fruitful endeavors that have a higher expected value, reducing opportunity costs.
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