Manufacture Your Day by IMPROVING YOUR LISTENING SKILLS

It’s Wednesday and it’s time for our “Manufacturing Leadership Minute” with Karin and Adrian.

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In my work with people, I hear all the time: “I would like to improve my listening skills.” 

With so many things on the go and constant interruptions, it can be very difficult to stop and truly listen to what another person has to say.

However, if becoming a better listener is truly important to you, you will make it a priority.

Excuses or results – you can’t have both.

You will build more meaningful relationships in your personal and professional life, and you will also become a better role model for your children.

Think about it: Is doing the dishes more important than what your child has to tell you about their day at school?
Is answering emails in the evening more critical than giving your family a few hours of your undivided attention?

Here are a few tips to become a better listener:

• Be relaxed and maintain eye contact.

• Keep an open mind.

• Listen with the intent to understand — you will become more likable.

• Quit multitasking (smarten up and drop that smartphone). You can’t truly listen if you’re doing something else at the same time.

• Be interested instead of interesting – learn from the people around you.

• Ask open-ended questions – focus on the other person instead of being internally focused.

• Stop imposing your “solutions.” Everyone’s experience is different. Hear people out and allow them to come up with their own solutions (I know that’s a hard one).

• Avoid making assumptions about what people think or will say.

• Summarize what was said at the end of the conversation.

People who truly listen are rare, and that’s exactly why they stand out.

Listening = learning to see new perspectives. 

What are you waiting for? Start practicing now.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: 

Please read the following article:

Why Great Leaders Are Also Great Listeners

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