Power Listening: A Key Skill of Great Leaders
Leaders who listen really well have more influence. They inspire us to go the extra mile. Yet most of us take listening for granted. How
Leaders who listen really well have more influence. They inspire us to go the extra mile. Yet most of us take listening for granted. How
In my previous post, I mentioned that the ability to really listen is the most overlooked and undervalued skill in both business and personal life.
How come it’s so hard to listen? What good is it to ask people powerful questions when so many of us rarely do a good
I think we can all agree: we know how important it is for leaders to step up their skills, and practice, in the art of
People are naturally drawn to leaders who establish trust and confidence through powerful interpersonal communication. When managers and leaders communicate interpersonally, employees feel cared for
We’ve all spent time with lousy listeners who treat conversations as opportunities to broadcast their status or ideas. They spend more time formulating their next
As hard as giving and receiving feedback is, perhaps listening is more difficult. To succeed in any position in any business, we are increasingly required
Good leaders have great communication skills. I’ve been posting recently about how important asking power questions is along with being a power listener for anyone
Imagine a workplace where people are scared to voice their opinions, where the fear of failure is so intense it paralyzes action. Such a work
The term “glass ceiling” evokes an image of an invisible, yet unbreakable, barrier that prevents women from advancing to higher levels of leadership, especially in
The world of quantum physics with its electrons, quarks, and uncertainty principles may seem far removed from the art of leadership. However, the quantum world
Picture a garden overrun with weeds, stifling the growth of any plant trying to break through. This is the manifestation of a toxic organizational culture.