September 10, 2024
Once I was listening to an outstanding speaker when an audience member, succumbing to a long day of meetings, went to sleep so soundly that […]
July 2, 2024
In the workplace, reaching a win/win resolution is often the goal. A huge step toward winning is to listen empathetically. The story of the Titanic […]
January 16, 2024
In the workplace, reaching a win/win resolution is often the goal. A huge step toward winning is to listen empathetically. The story of the Titanic […]
May 27, 2019
In the information-sharing society in which we live, finding people who will listen is a challenge. In a New Yorker cartoon, a man at a […]
July 9, 2018
One day several years ago I was fishing with my good friend Dave when I heard a slapping sound nearby. I had never heard that […]
March 12, 2018
Have you ever thought after paying attention to a person talk that somehow you still missed important information? Listening is more than paying attention. Telling […]
January 21, 2015
My wife and I usually take a winter cruise to enjoy warm weather instead of suffering in the frigid Midwest. The experience, however, is also […]
June 28, 2014
Drake Baer, in an article titled “The Science Behind Why Your Mind Keeps Wandering,” begins with this exercise. “Count your exhalations–1, 2, 3–all the way […]