Three Ways to Learn From Mistakes

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...

Now For Some Good Listening Skills

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.  In this...

How to be a Bad Listener (Part 2)

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 be a bad...

How to Be a Bad Listener

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,...