1: Introduction to Powerful Listening

Welcome to the first episode of Coaching for Leaders. Why I’m starting this show: A bit of background about me How my doctoral dissertation got me thinking about the importance for leaders to focus on themselves One thing I’ve learned for sure: leaders can make a big difference in the lives of others if they take a little time to make a difference in themselves Why I care about this Lots of resources coming – articles/blogs/Q&A/guests/authors/books/my own perspective Powerful Listening Audio exercise – part 1 What did you hear? It sounds a lot like a lot of our work lives. Audio exercise – part 2 Four Listening Levels: Pretend Partial Present Powerful You can’t listen powerfully all the time – but you need to at least some of the time. Good listening is important work for a leader…just an important (if not more so) than “normal work” Download the Listening Skills Assessment Discover More Activate your free membership for full access to the entire library of interviews since 2011, searchable by topic. To accelerate your learning, uncover more inside Coaching for Leaders Plus.