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Communication is open, honest, and respectrespectiverespectfulrespected respectful . People feel freeconcernednervousfearful free to express their thoughts, opinions, and potential solutions to problems. People feel as if they are heard-out and listened-to by team members who are portendingdefendingpretendingattempting attempting to understand. Team members ask questions for clarity and spend their thought time listening deeply ratheralonginsteadmore rather than forming rebuttals while their co-worker is speaking.