These skills will build deeper connections and relationships in the workplace. Most leaders know listening is crucial, but distractions, packed schedules, and our own mental monologues often get in ...

How well and frequently you listen to others is a better predictor of your leadership potential than your actual intelligence or personality. A simple reason most people struggle with listening, even ...

“Listening is a magnetic and strange thing, a creative force. The friends who listen to us are the ones we move toward. When we are listened to, it creates us, makes us unfold and expand.” — Karl A.

Most of us move through each day engaging in conversations with friends, co-workers, and family members. But the majority of the time, we aren’t listening. We’re often distracted by things in our ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Tracy Brower writes about joy, community and the future of work. Empathy is one of the most important leadership skills, ...

Are you a good listener at work? You might think you are because you put away distractions, stay quiet, and nod your head when someone is talking to you. You might even repeat back your conversation ...

Listening takes effort and is a skill that can atrophy, according to Houston writer Kate Murphy. From an early age we're conditioned to not listen. "We're told to lead the conversation, not follow it, ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Despite what you might have heard in professional circles, money does not make the world go “round. What does make a difference, both in ...

"I would say the greatest skill in being an effective practice group leader is listening. As a younger attorney, my most significant barrier was finding room for my own approach to the practice of law ...

“You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time." —M. Scott Peck, author of The Road Less Traveled. Active listening is a way of listening that involves full attention to what ...