🎙️ EP 89: The most valuable thing you can give someone
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How many people can you interact with at the same time without burning out? Turns out, there is a suggested answer for that:
It's roughly 150!
This is the so-called 'Dunbar' number (after an anthropologist with the same name). It tells us how many relationships most of us are able to maintain at one time.
For me, this also offers a different insight: that CARE and ATTENTION are limited resources.
Technology, automation and mass-customisation are NOT the way out. This just tries to scale and reduce effort from something that NEEDS effort to work in the first place.
If you feel genuine CARE by something, it is because they give you the most valuable thing they have: their attention and time.
Funny enough, a few years ago, I started to maintain my own 'Dunbar list'. It has not reached 150 yet!
I love working through this list many times a year. I do it this week again and I enjoy it so much.
How many people are on YOUR Dunbar list?
Happy Holiday everyone!!
Maik Frank
Maik is a PCC Executive Coach and the founder of IntelliCoach.com. He has coached and trained over 400 People Leaders to improve their communication skills and offers guaranteed measurable growth to his clients. He also hosts the Coaching Leader Podcast.
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