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“When you truly pay attention to what people are saying, it builds stronger connections and shows respect for everyone, no matter their position.” #ListenwithoutAgenda #improvmindset https://lnkd.in/d8ZSTYJT

How active listening can make you a better leader. I AGREE! That's why my book "Listening without Agenda" is coming out soon!  I just finished the final proof, and it is headed to the printer!!! #listenwithoutagenda #improvmindset https://lnkd.in/gA3b8fc5

The number one key: Self awareness. This is why I wrote my book "Listening without Agenda." The exercises and tools are meant to help bring light to the blind spots we all have, and help create a better work environment. https://lnkd.in/d_S-kjuv

INC Magazine identifies the Seven Bad Leadership warning signs. Number two: A lack of listening skills. #ListenWithoutAgenda #improvmindset https://lnkd.in/eQXC3aGx

To overcome burnout and improve productivity, it is that recommended fostering a strategic partnership with HR leaders, investing in EMPLOYEE LISTENING, developing leadership value propositions and committing to work-life balance initiatives in 2025. #listenwithoutagenda #improvmindset https://lnkd.in/dp8xKYac

It’s December 1996. I am in NY working six days a week bartending while going to as many auditions as possible.  I get a package in the mail that has no return address, and no note in it. Just a CD. It’s Ruby Varoom from a group called Soul Coughing.  I listen to it once and I think "this is awful…" For some reason - I can’t seem to take it out of the CD tray.  The next day I listen to it again and I think "this is weird… I don’t think I like it…" yet it still stays in the CD tray.  On the third day I listen to it again and I think to myself "this is the most brilliant album I have ever heard…." I have been a fan of the group and Mike Doughty ever since. Nearly 30 years later, I had a chance to see Soul Coughing in concert. It’s the 30 year anniversary of their first album. This music is such a snatshot in time for me; Working as an actor, my theater company, my career, my life. The album Ruby Varoom is still one of my favorite albums. It took me three listenings to appreciate the artistry of their work. Stick with it. See what happens. It might be the most brilliant thing you have ever seen/ done.

9 techniques to be a better leader. One of them - LISTEN. https://lnkd.in/gvVi7bt8 #listenwithoutagenda #improvmindset

This is some great advice:  "Implement 'listening tours' where you focus solely on hearing employee perspectives. Follow up with a summary and any plans for moving forward." It is something that I learned years ago in Criag Cramer's THE CEO TOOL KIT. Walk the four walls and be available to help make people feel connected to their leadership. https://lnkd.in/gqiM9Qsz #listenwithoutagenda #improvMindset

Active listening is an essential communication skill every IT leader should learn to master, yet relatively few do. The approach helps adopters absorb facts shared by colleagues and others and then reflect back -- through questions and body language -- acknowledgement that their comments were heard and understood. https://lnkd.in/dY7FiW7Y #listenwithoutagenda #improvmindset

The fear of failure is one of the largest barriers to starting something new. We all know that we need to fail to learn - yet the WILLINGNESS to fail is what keeps us from taking the first step. As someone who is at the end of the process of writing a book, I know starting was the hardest. It's that first step. What's your first step today? #improvmindset #listenwithoutagenda https://lnkd.in/dSbgixmP