assumptions. Pose the question to your team and then stop. Instead of following up with your views, ask for theirs. 2. ASK FOR EVIDENCE. When someone offers an opinion, don’t let it rest on anecdote. Ask for the evidence. Look for more than one data point. Ask them to identify a cluster of data or a trend. Make it a norm so people come into debates armed with the data—an entire box if necessary. 3. ASK EVERYONE. Reach beyond the dominant voices to gather in and hear all views and all data. You might find that the softer voices belong to the analytical minds who are often most familiar with
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