Effective communications are critical at this time. That, along with empathy, are identified as the two most important leadership traits needed in a crisis. When it comes to effective communications, sometimes you have to listen to be heard. How’s that? Can you imagine a more stressful role than being theRead More →
Winston Churchill once said “Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.” Listening takes courage. Listening makes you vulnerable. It makes you put others first. By listening, you are putting your self-interest aside, and putting the needsRead More →
Listening is an art. Some are good at it. A few are great at it. Most are not. Almost all wives will say their husbands don’t listen well. And survey after survey of employees say that their leadership does not listen to them. Listening is one of the keys toRead More →
Uncertainty is one of the biggest challenges to success for all entrepreneurs. Many of the entrepreneurs I know are struggling to figure out their business. They may have a great idea, but don’t know how to take it to market. They may have a great market but are struggling toRead More →
In today’s global marketplace, products & services, business plans & models, technologies are easily replicable so not too much is very unique – for very long. If you want to stand out amongst your competition you must replicate the one thing that your competitors don’t have. That is your team. AndRead More →
There are three ways to learn from mistakes. The best and easiest way is to learn from other’s mistakes. The second is to learn from our own mistakes. And the most painful way is to not learn from our mistakes. And, of course, the irony is that we all we eventuallyRead More →
The past two weeks I shared part 1 and part 2 of a list of how to be a bad listener. These were inspired by a list from the book entitled “The Listening Life” by Adam S. McHugh, McHugh also offers some suggestions on how to be a good listener. Read More →
Last week we hit on the fun topic of “how to be a bad listener“. As I said, there are plenty of resources on how to be a good listener. But after reading “The Listening Life” by Adam S. McHugh, I was intrigued by his list on how to beRead More →
There are plenty of books and blogs that will tell you how to be a good listener. After all, practicing good, active listening skills is critical for a leader to connect with their team. But after reading the book “The Listening Life” by Adam S. McHugh, I was intrigued byRead More →