You may be the most highly skilled person in your organization. You may have the education, experience, and expertise. We all like things done and done right. So, do you dare delegate?
The answer is yes, you can dare to delegate. There are several factors that you should assess when determining whether or not you should delegate.
The first […]
People do a lot of listening, to smart phones on the way to work, to coworkers in meetings, and to casual conversations. Sometimes it’s hard to continue listening attentively.
There are a number of reasons why we don’t listen.
Sometimes we suffer from something called message overload. Given the amount of speech most of us encounter everyday, […]
There is good reason to listen, and there are five reasons why we listen, and it has a big impact on how we respond.
The first reason we listen is to advise and evaluate. We respond by saying something like, “ You should…or …you ought to…or…if I were you this is what I would do.”
The second […]
People are hearing, but may not be listening. There are many types of non-listening behaviors.
Pseudo-listening, where it looks like you are listening, but you are not. It is an imitation of the real thing.
Another is stage-hogging. This is when a person, turns every topic of conversation to themselves, instead of showing interest in the other […]
It is important to apply critical thinking skills, however, people might start to think you’re kind of critical.
Critical listening is valuable and centers on understanding a message and evaluating it. Then determining whether to accept or reject the message based on a standard of judgment upon which to conduct a careful analysis of the strengths […]