4 Ways to Verify Others REALLY Understand What You’re Communicating

As a leader, you’ve probably asked your team countless times some version of, “Do you understand?” How do team members generally respond? They nod, smile, and say yes. And more often than not, even if they don’t understand, they assume they’ll figure it out along the way.

Some do. Some don’t. But rarely will anyone recognize the gap in their understanding and let you know directly upfront: “No, I don’t get it!”

So the burden falls on you, the speaker, to verify. Here are four ways to ensur...