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The most neglected work
The most neglected work of leadership is listening.
The reason? It’s hard work.
If leadership is about others, listening is about leadership.
HumilityListen to humble yourself.
Humility
Listen to humble yourself. When arrogance talks, humility listens.
You must humble yourself. One way to practice humility is to let others speak their mind.
Listening elevates others.
Clarity You should listen to
Clarity
You should listen to help others find clarity.
Provide the opportunity for people to hear their own voice. Those who hear their own voice learn what they really think.
Seek first to understand, then to be understood.
Here are 4 reasons
Here are 4 reasons you hate to listen.
- A squirrel’s attention span. Busy leaders look like squirrels caught in traffic.
- Dripping faucets. Nagging issues drip in the back of your mind. But if you listened more, maybe there would be fewer nagging issues.
- A Grinch heart. It’s hard to listen when your heart is three sizes too small.
- Dragster ears. Ears are about 4X faster than tongues. You can’t wait for the other person to finally get to the point.
Effectiveness Listen to act effectively.
Effectiveness
Listen to act effectively. It’s a waste of energy to solve the wrong problem.
So listen in order to do the right stuff.
Curiosity.
Listen to ask a question. Unless you listen properly you won’t be able to judge the entire scenario and ask proper questions.
Here are the 5
Here are the 5 purposes of listening.
Mattering
Listen to let others know they matter. People who feel they matter courageously work to make a difference. Ask yourself:
- What’s important?
- What are their hopes or fears?
- What do they really want?
You infuse value into others when you attend to their words.
