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A question of Leadership

Melissa Rosenthal Melissa Rosenthal

Why does attention feel so rare?

When was the last time someone thanked you for paying attention to them?

Not for solving their problem or making a decision or moving things forward - just for being fully present. For not paying partial attention while monitoring Slack. Or splitting your attention between them and your mental to-do list. Complete, undivided, you-are-all-that-matters-right-now attention.

If you're drawing a blank, you're not alone. And if someone has thanked you recently, I wonder what it says about us when our presence has become remarkable enough to name?

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