As business leaders and coaches, we may think we're good listeners. After all, we spend much of our time talking to team members, vendors, clients and other stakeholders. However, talking is not ...

Listening well is a skill all its own, and it can strengthen any relationship in your life. Here are some tips for how to be a better listener. 1. Listen to hear, not just to talk. Many times we kind ...

We live in a world that seems to get busier and busier! Not only do we have our daily work tasks but we also have more meetings, longer commutes, and more interactions with more people in more ...

One of the traits of a successful leader is to be a great communicator. When developing the skill of communication, most people focus on the speaking part of it. After all, that’s the primary way we ...

Are you a good listener? Studies show most people think they're better listeners than they really are. But experts say improving your listening skills can be a huge benefit to your life, both at work ...

Listening is more than just hearing what people say. It involves paying attention to how they say it, what they do while they are saying it, what context they’re in, and how their messages resonates ...

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, ...

When someone is navigating a difficult period, the immediate impulse is often to offer solutions. However, taking a moment to pause and truly listen can frequently prove more beneficial. This vital ...

When psychologist Robert Biswas-Diener told his friends he was writing a book on listening, they were confused. "It was a real head-scratcher for them," he tells CNBC Make It. "I'm a huge talker and I ...

“WHEN PEOPLE talk, listen completely.” Those words of Ernest Hemingway might be a pretty good guiding principle for many managers, as might the dictum enunciated by Zeno of Citium, a Greek philosopher ...

A friend reported on social media that she’d received a glass at a gift exchange with the following message: “Women love mythical creatures: vampires, mermaids, and men who listen.” The usual replies ...

"God gave us two ears and one mouth, so we ought to listen twice as much as we speak." — Old Proverb A universal desire is to want to be heard. But how well do we listen? Listening well takes more ...