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When team dynamics silence valuable perspectives through speaking patterns

Our leadership team has three people who always speak first in meetings and the rest of us have learned to just wait and see what direction they're heading before contributing anything. I think we're missing good ideas and perspectives but I'm not sure how to change it without directly calling out the talkers.

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A few loud voices dominate every meeting, and the quieter good ideas never get heard.

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