Imagine a world where every world leader, parent, teacher, manager, and friend has become an effective listener. What would a world populated with truly effective listeners be like? How would it be different? In this kind of world, conversations would not lead to arguments, discussions would not escalate into altercations, and everyone would thoroughly listen to what a speaker … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2015
Grammy’s Story
Years ago, as part of my Master’s course work, a piece I wrote for a publishing class ended up being the anchor point of my work on listening. An excerpt follows: Every Saturday during my adolescence I would ride the trolley to Grandmother’s six-story apartment house to visit. Together Grammy and I would make breaded chicken wings, entertain her friends living in the … [Read more...]
