“Much of the information we need to understand another is given to us by the person, whether verbally or through facial expressions and body language. Often, we are so intent on giving advice or coming up with a perfect answer that we miss these cues. When we really listen and ask questions, we are able… Read More I know just what you mean …
I’m having a bit of a thing with Barry Gibb. It started a few weeks ago when I spent the afternoon on my sofa watching him take the Sunday afternoon crowd at Glastonbury by storm with a back catalogue that many will never be able to rival. And then I had a bit of a… Read More Stayin’ alive . . .
I asked a colleague recently, “Are you having a good day?” They answered honestly, if surprisingly, highlighting 3 disasters that had happened in their building that morning which they had been responsible for sorting out, resolving. So I listened, with genuine concern for their plight – because they’re a lovely person, and I cared. And… Read More How are you doing?
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Today, class, we’re going to be discussing coaching skills. Lesson No. 1. Listen. Lesson No. 2. Listen. Lesson No. ….. Get the idea?
For established and aspiring leaders everywhere:
“When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.” Ernest Hemingway
This will take less than one minute. Do it next time you’ve just had a conversation with someone in your team. Close the door to your office. Ask yourself the following questions, and answer with an honesty that you’d be proud of: If someone else had been party to our conversation, how would they have… Read More Can you hear them?
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