Spot the rescue reflex
Identify the visible cue that a leader is about to fill a productive pause too early.
The silence is still productive, but the rescue reflex is visible. Find the cue that shows Noah is about to rescue the room too early. The facilitator's raised hand moving back toward his notes Correct. The raised hand is the pre-verbal rescue cue: he is about to answer his own question before wait time has done its work. Coworkers looking down while thinking Not the issue. Looking down can be a thinking posture, especially right after a hard question. Closed or idle laptops on the table Not the issue. Idle laptops may actually support attention. The risk is the leader…
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