Category: listening

• July 5, 2019

  If You Want to Use Your Phone Less, First Figure Out Why

  

  This is a summary of the article on the HBR blog: “If You Want to Use Your Phone Less, First Figure Out Why” by Marcello Russo, Ariane Ollier-Malaterre, Gabriele Morandin 4 Common Reasons People want to Use their Phone less Many of us would like to spend less time attached to our phones. But to…
• April 24, 2019

  Listen with Your Eyes

  This week I have been teaching at the Mid Atlantic Business School on the island of Santa Cruz de la Palma. This video shares a lesson that many participants took from the day: “Listen with Your Eyes“. Hearing is a sense that differs from all our other senses, because it has a buffer. I am…
• March 24, 2019

  4 Categories of Poor Listening

  Here’s a quick analysis (not scientific nor complete) of poor ways of listening. I am guilty of #1 and #2, I can enjoy #3… but I really hate #4. (#2 is my Achilles Heel). The 4 Categories of Poor Listening Knows it Already One Upper Gossiper Black Hole Knows it Already As you get half-way…
• February 20, 2018

  Listening is Seeking to Be Changed by Another Person

  Listening is a state of seeking to be changed by the other person. Listening is less about the ears, than about a state of openness to change. Hearing is different from all other senses in that it has a buffer, a short term memory of the last 8 seconds that we have heard. This allows…
• October 25, 2016

  3 key words for better Friendships… and Happiness…

  

  Happy People share one characteristic in common. There are many different approaches to happiness, and many varied approaches… but there is one vital ingredient. It is very hard to find someone who is happy who doesn’t have strong, quality friendships and a satisfying romantic relationship. (Even imaginary friends help. Children with imaginary friends are more…