Chances are, your skills could use some improvement. Few Zoom calls have made me quite as self-conscious as my chat with ...

As business leaders and coaches, we may think we're good listeners. After all, we spend much of our time talking to team members, vendors, clients and other stakeholders. However, talking is not ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." How many times have you nodded along during a conversation, only to realize you didn’t absorb a single ...

People have a basic need to feel that they’ve been heard. This is true both in formal settings and in our daily interactions with those we’re closest to. Workers who feel their bosses listen to them ...

Last week's feature focused on communication skills and their importance in the workplace. This week's feature is about the other side of communication-listening skills. Hearing is the physical ...

Among high-performing companies, the most telling and consistent characteristics of executive leaders seems both obvious and somewhat surprising at the same time. Almost every CEO we studied has ...

Sometimes conversations proceed at a rapid pace, with one partner nearly cutting off the other and finishing their sentences for them. Such conversations can be thrilling, providing the partners with ...

Despite our best intentions, most of us aren’t always the best listeners—but in our defense, it’s not exactly easy to give someone our undivided attention. We’re constantly distracted by pings and ...

Ask people if they are good listeners. It's a good bet nearly everyone will answer yes. Not only that, they'll say that it's easy to be a good listener. Business publications are full of articles ...

Most of us think of feedback as one-way communication. If I have feedback to give, then I will tell you to listen. Even the Business Dictionary defines feedback as a one-sided communication: "Feedback ...