There’s a cute story of the worker returning to his desk, trembling, after his annual review with his boss. “What’s wrong?” asked his co-worker. “Boss said I have two problems, and I need to work on ...

Whether we're sitting in a meeting, hearing our partner tell us about their day, or catching up on our favorite podcast, we may think of listening as a passive activity. In these scenarios, the person ...

In my 10 years of leadership speaking and training, active listening has been the most commonly given leadership advice. Rather than passive listening to respond, active listening is fully focusing on ...

The Greek philosopher Diogenes famously commented, “We have two ears and only one tongue in order that we may hear more and speak less.” His appreciation for the importance of actually listening is ...

Communication is the most important tool we have when it comes to teamwork—especially in remote work. But as an engineer, in the past I’ve focused more on code than communication. Although I talked to ...

“You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time." —M. Scott Peck, author of The Road Less Traveled. Active listening is a way of listening that involves full attention to what ...

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