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After Andy Miller had sold his company to Apple, he reported directly to Steve jobs.
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In an interview, he explained what it was like when he wasn't paying attention
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for a brief moment in a meeting.
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Jobs immediately pulled him out and said to him: “You weren't paying attention.
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If I ever noticed that again, you'll never again, sit in one of these meetings.”
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It sounds harsh, but it makes sense when you turn it into a bidirectional deal.
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You must pay attention.
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But at the same time you get the right to demand that the content is worth
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paying attention to, that we don't waste anyone's time with the things
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we're discussing in the meeting.
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Essentially, as the leader, you not only demand attention, but you also demand
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to make good use of the attention.
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For example, you guarantee everyone the right to point out when someone,
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and that includes you, when someone speaks a lot without saying much,
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when someone waste everyone's time with not getting to the point.
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When you demand that everyone pays attention, it means that there's an
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incentive for everyone to prepare their material in a way that makes
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it worth paying attention to.
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How can you create an environment where everyone pays attention because
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it's worth paying attention, where you make the best possible use of
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the time together in a meeting.
