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               2. Do you feel that I judge what you say and limit your contribu-
                  tions? How does this impact our working relationship and busi-
                  ness results?
               3. Do you feel that I listen for information to validate my existing
                  beliefs and that I am not open to new ideas and other points
                  of view? How does this impact our working relationship and
                  business results?
               4. What have you been trying to tell me that I haven’t been
                  listening to? How does this impact our working relationship
                  and business results?


                       One doesn’t discover new lands without consenting
                          to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.
                          —ANDRE PAUL GUILLAUME GIDE (1869–1951)
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