LEARN IT
Understanding people precedes leading them. If you want to be more effective in leading people, what steps can you take to understand them first?
Listening is the best way to understand. Are you an active listener?
Listening can keep problems from escalating. If you are not an active listener how will you obtain the facts that you need for resolutions?
Listening enables trust. “Listening builds trust, the foundation of all lasting relationships.” – Brian Tracy
Listening improves every organization. Is it possible to be a good leader without being a good listener?
LIVE IT & LEAD IT
Give yourself a listening audit. The next few times you are in meetings, ask
your assistant or a colleague to track how many minutes you spend speaking and how many minutes you spend listening.
Who doesn’t feel listened to in my organization?
The next time you have a conversation with people you work or live with, stop everything you’re doing, give them your undivided attention, and look them in the eye as they speak. Ask if you’ve neglected to listen in the past, and then let them talk.
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