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What does it mean?
Gender bias blinds people to their own limitations.
In plain terms
Men assume they know best and ignore others.
What can you take from it?
Overconfidence prevents listening to others.

Where it applies

  • debating ideas
  • team dynamics

Putting it to work

  • checking assumptions
  • improving communication

Questions to consider

  • Who do you assume knows best?
  • When did you stop listening?

Another view

Not all men exhibit this behavior equally.

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