Workers who possess exemplary listening skills are valuable members of the workplace. Effective listening skills support customer service initiatives, benefit workplace relationships and prevent ...

Does this sound familiar: constant meetings; emails; office drop-ins and digital distractions? How about ongoing ...

Employees that possess effective communication skills are less apt to misinterpret information passed along to them by their supervisors, colleagues or clients, ensuring more accurate transactions and ...

“Listen to your heart” is not only the name of a chart-topping ballad (by Swedish pop music group Roxette), but also very popular advice when it comes to making decisions in life. As so many ...

In this blog post, I’ll provide tangible tips on how to develop listening skills so that every conversation leaves both sides feeling equally valued. Let’s get started! Do you struggle to understand ...

"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 ...

Vacation provides the perfect laboratory for couples to practice active listening skills without the distractions and time ...

Listening can be a matter of life and death. Imagine a distracted hostage negotiator or an airline pilot who tunes out air traffic control. Consider an ER physician who fails to hear a critically ill ...

Although listening is the first language skill that human beings develop–and it’s how we spend 40% of our time communicating–many of us are not great listeners. In fact, we achieve only 25% of our ...