Jul 21, 2020
Listening is one of the most necessary, and least practiced,
leadership skills in business and life today. And lest you think
lack of listening is a new phenomenon, brought on by the last few
decades of tech advances that have created tech distractions, think
again. Harvard Business Review found in 1957
that people remember only about half of what they hear, even when
they're trying really hard to dial in. In this episode, BEYOND THE
CRUCIBLE host and Crucible Leadership founder Warwick Fairfax
explains why great leaders listen -- and how they can do it better
to get past crucible moments and avoid additional ones. One of the
critical keys, he tells co-host Gary Schneeberger, is asking good
questions of your team to gather information from them that can
help enhance your vision and, just as important, signal to them
clearly that you're not just paying "ear service" to the insights
they're sharing with you. "The price of engagement from your team,"
Fairfax notes, "is listening."
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Fairfax, visit www.CrucibleLeadership.com