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sudhakaran
Professor, India
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Listening Brings Success in People Management
Managing anything requires effective communication. Listening is an integral part of communication.
Speaking and writing we learn from childhood onwards. But in listening we rarely receive formal training.
But listening brings success, especially in people management.
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KATHRYN STEINER, MBA
Entrepreneur, United States
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Learning to Listen
Yes, listening is an art not taught, or easily learned. I personally seek the counsel of others if I'm not sure how to respond, in addition to considering how I want to formulate a reply that is meaningful and appropriate.
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Johnny Michael Tan
Management Consultant, Malaysia
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Listening Brings Success in People Management
My favorite reference on communication skills with fresh graduates that I am conducting a workshop is this: "God gave us 2 ears and 1 mouth, but most of the times we behave like we have 3 mouths and no ear!"
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Leonelli Fabio
Manager, Italy
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Listening is a Good Way to Learn
It's true, listening is very important in people management, but how to learn it? It's difficult and requires us to be quiet.
But it's a good way to learn, because you learn the individual and personal perception of someone else, due to both his speaking and behavior.
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Wulf-Dieter Krueger
Teacher, Thailand
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Learning to Listen in Childhood
According to my personal experience a good listener is trained at a very early age by music (listening/singing) by the parents. The 'window' for this training is small and when missed the individual w...
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Anthony Belon
Entrepreneur, Malaysia
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Listening is an Effective Management Tool...
... but listening to people is easily said than done.
The acid test of a good listener is the ability to swallow one's pride and admit one is at fault when managing a job or issue at hand)....
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Joy Tio
Student (Other), Philippines
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Admit you are a bad Listener!
Yes, I agree with all of these posted comments. If there is one skill that needs to be developed among leaders and managers, it is that of listening.
Unfortunately many management people will not adm...
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Dan Govender
South Africa
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Senior Managers Should Listen to Juniors
Very often, senior managers do not listen to junior staff, thereby not taking in valuable information that could make a huge difference in the workplace.
People need to listen with an open mind; thi...
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COL SUNDER LALVANI
Coach, India
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The Importance of Being a Good Listener for Managers
There can be no denying the fact that active listening is a prerequisite for effective leadership & management.
Learning to be a good active listener is primarily dependent on one's willingness & co...
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Gregory Johnson
Coach, United States
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Listening and Showing Respect as a Discipline for Effective Leaders
The most effective leaders have learned that listening is a discipline where we consciously refrain from interrupting someone that is trying to make a point. Oftentimes we are in our natural state of ...
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alphonsus alhassan
CEO, Nigeria
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Effective Listening is Respectful
Yes, and when you listen well to a junior or senior person, it shows respect.
And when people know you respect them, they are ready to absorb your message....
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KATHRYN STEINER, MBA
Entrepreneur, United States
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Listening May Require no Immediate Response
Listening can be demonstrated by summarizing what the person said. Listening should also involve arranging an environment with no interruptions or distractions. Sometimes the appropriate response is t...
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Ole Lindseth, Norway
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Listening and Decision Making
The process of making good and wise decisions is not always easy as many interests and needs must be taken into consideration.
Being willing to listen to all people involved with the purpose of obta...
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Sandra Motsilenyane
Botswana
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Why Listening is Very Important for Managers
In most cases people do not really listen and often have no time to ponder on what has been said, we often only hear what we want to hear.
This is what managers should avoid at all costs. Managers ne...
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Ann Savage, Canada
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Let's Take Listening One Step Further
Not only do we need to listen to information/suggestions that are offered, we also have to learn to seek out the information from those who may lack the confidence and eloquence to bring it forward....
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Jessica D. Arbuthnot, United States
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Listening and Follow-through
Listening is definitely key to people management, but what follows is just as important. A manager must document the issues at hand and make sure he/she follows through with any open ended issues....
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Ann Wallace
Business School Marketer, Barbados
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Listening Skills for Managers / Leaders
All that has been said so far is absolutely correct and if practiced would make for well run organisations. My observation is that the issue of listening (or not listening) in organisations is not amo...
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ales trunk
Consultant, Slovenia
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Listen to Understand
Active listening is a prerequisite for empathic listening....
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Maria Montero
Coach, Venezuela
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Active Listening is Needed for Teamwork
To achieve our goals we need to work with our team.
To work with our team we must become empathetic listeners.
Listen to others within their frame of reference, their own value system and history an...
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