Archive for 'Listening'
Change-ability Tip #22: Utilize the Power of Conversation
Most of us have personally experienced the benefits of talking through a problem with a trusted friend or colleague. Active listening can provide a safe haven for the speaker to articulate perceptions, fears, and potential responses to change. In the same way that writing about an issue can clarify feelings and facts, describing a situation [...]
Posted: August 20th, 2009 under 50 Ways to be resilient, Change-ability Tip, Communication, Conversation, Knowledge management (KM), Listening, Resilience, Story as knowledge management.
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Change-ability Tip #11: Listen
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In my opinion, listening is so critical for resilience that it should really be change-ability tip #1. We all spend much of our daily lives listening. If you live with another person, pets, or even a radio, listening starts when you wake up in the morning. However, if you’re concerned about your resilience [...]
Posted: April 2nd, 2009 under 50 Ways to be resilient, Change-ability Tip, Communication, Listening, Presenting your personal story, Resilience.
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The importance of listening
In talking about the value of story and the critical role our stories (or illustrative examples) can play in a “selling situation,” it’s vital that we be mindful of our listeners. This may seem like stating the obvious, but Paul Costello and Madelyn Blair of the Center for Narrative Studies clearly point out the importance [...]
Posted: November 17th, 2007 under Listening.
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