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Nikki Burrows's avatar

Thankyou Leanne!

I really 🩷🩷🩷 this, you’ve highlighted a very important challenge, that occurs ALL the time, and one that’s often not handled well at all, and you’ve nailed it by providing simple easy solutions/tools! And it was a very humorous enjoyable witty read! 👏🏻

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Leanne Hughes's avatar

Yes, such an important challenge that can be suuuuper awkward dealing with / getting comfortable with as well. Ha ha, thanks re- calling out the humour. I had a blast writing this one!!

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Andrew Hollo's avatar

Brilliant commentary Leanne. As a facilitator, I’ve actually been thanked for successfully interrupting verbose board directors or execs. And, I’m a HUGE fan of priming people for conciseness - and that they WILL be interrupted.

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Leanne Hughes's avatar

The priming is where it's at! Makes the interruption moment all that easier (or, can sometimes eliminate it entirely).

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Kathy Wu Brady's avatar

Love this piece, Leanne. You do such an excellent job of explaining why intentional interruptions matter and how to do it elegantly. Thank you!!

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Leanne Hughes's avatar

Oh, thanks so much, Kathy. Yes, elegantly interrupting can be a thing... and people will absolutely thank you for it!

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Nicole Jane Wilson's avatar

Awesome read this week - thanks, Leanne - I love the Dark Art of Interupting. :)

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Leanne Hughes's avatar

Thank you, Nicole. I love that it's a dark art, too!

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Mani Saint-Victor, MD's avatar

Fantastic! Just what I needed for a presentation about boundaries and assertiveness in progress.

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Leanne Hughes's avatar

Thanks, Mani! Yes, I think it's our duty to share that interrupting is absolutely okay! All the best with your preso.

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Mani Saint-Victor, MD's avatar

Thank you!

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Julian Mather's avatar

This is a chapter for a book @leanne. Imagine 12 such chapters. I’d buy that book and keep it on my shelf.

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Leanne Hughes's avatar

Oh, thank you, JM! You've given me something to think about here.

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Julian Mather's avatar

FYI. It was insightful useful and actionable. Most Meetings Suck: 12 things you can do right now to make them better

I’m over business books that are too long because publishers say a certain size feels right and sells on shelves. MAKE THE PRINT BIGGER THEN

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Leanne Hughes's avatar

100% agree. Or, add some images! Yes, my goal with The 2-Hour Workshop Blueprint was to try to write it with the fewest of words. Nice title!

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