Most leaders believe they listen well. Almost none of them do. Because what passes for listening in most organisations is just waiting for your turn to speak.
It’s deeply saddening when even those with the very best skills in the art of storytelling aren’t heard by the ones making large-scale decisions that can affect so many. 🧐 ❤️🩹 Terrible trade talks. 💟 🌎
Absolutely, the quality of leadership is ultimately constrained by the quality of information leaders make safe to surface, because listening is less about hearing words and more about creating conditions where unfiltered truth can emerge.
Listening is one of my Big 6 Leadership Principles because it is fundamental for All-In Leaders. Seldom taught in leadership development programs, listening with the intent to understand creates respect, buy-in, and commitment. Hard to understand why we don’t emphasize this skill more deliberately.
A lot of people think that you listen with your ears. You don't. You listen with your mind.
It’s deeply saddening when even those with the very best skills in the art of storytelling aren’t heard by the ones making large-scale decisions that can affect so many. 🧐 ❤️🩹 Terrible trade talks. 💟 🌎
Absolutely, the quality of leadership is ultimately constrained by the quality of information leaders make safe to surface, because listening is less about hearing words and more about creating conditions where unfiltered truth can emerge.
Listening is one of my Big 6 Leadership Principles because it is fundamental for All-In Leaders. Seldom taught in leadership development programs, listening with the intent to understand creates respect, buy-in, and commitment. Hard to understand why we don’t emphasize this skill more deliberately.
The higher you rise, the more silence can start to sound like agreement. That is the dangerous part.