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054 - Understanding Your Team's Thinking Style with Michael McMahon

054 - Understanding Your Team's Thinking Style with Michael McMahon

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 What if the key to unlocking your team's full potential lies in understanding how they process ideas? This episode explores two dominant thinking styles—talking to think and thinking to talk—and how leaders can create space for every voice to be heard.Time Stamps01:05 - Episode Intro03:14 - Challenges of Leadership and Communication10:11 - Balancing Different Communication Styles14:08 - Creating a Space for All Voices16:42 - Encouraging Constructive Feedback19:19 - Blending Different Thinkers in Meetings22:55 - Talking to Think Style24:56 - Thinking to Talk Style26:41 - Balancing Different Thinking Styles32:42 - The Role of Structure in Business Success34:38 - Final Thoughts and ReflectionsSnippets from the Episode"Some of the most amazing things in my organization happened because I listened to people who communicate differently than I do." – Michael McMahon"If you don't create the space for differences to grow, you risk missing out on valuable perspectives." – Chris Griffin"Neither one of these styles is wrong. Both are valuable, and the best ideas come when every thinking style has room to breathe." – Chris Griffin"If you believe the human element is the differentiator, then the best way to connect is by finding a way for all kinds of people to achieve in your space." – Michael McMahonResourcesPepper Wilson on LinkedInExtra Shot of Leadership Podcast by Pepper WilsonDiSC® stylesMBTI® Personality TypeGood to Great by Jim CollinsNeed Help With An Event? Get in touch with ⁠⁠⁠⁠CrewXP ⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch On ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Us On Social: ⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn,⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠Have Questions? ⁠⁠⁠⁠Email us⁠⁠⁠⁠More from Michael McMahonMichael McMahon on LinkedInHill & Partners websiteMore from Chris⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CrewXP ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email Chris⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Chris on LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠More from Khalil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠benali.com ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Email Khalil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Meet With Khalil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠
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