Why is it that we sometimes have more superficial conversation with people we care about the most?
What is at the root of maintaining open communication with our family, friends, and colleagues?
How can we reinvigorate an important relationship that has fallen flat?
Listen.
Relationships are about communication, and the quality of all communication is completely dependant on the [...]
Have you ever thought the person you were speaking with heard you, but you weren’t sure they actually had listened? This is a common occurrence and, like it or not, we are all guilty of it at some point!
The difference between hearing and listening is, of course, that listening is a much more engaged, thoughtful, [...]
Calvin Coolidge, the 30th President of the United States, is credited with this quote about listening. So often in business, either as an employee, salesperson, business owner or job seeker, we feel the need to speak much more than is necessary or even effective.
Dale Carnegie underscores this point in his 6th Principle for “Gain the [...]
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