Quotes About Listening

He knew that sometimes people who were sad didn't want to be asked about it; sometimes they'd offer the information themselves and sometimes they wouldn't stop talking about it for months on end, but on this occasion Bruno thought that he should wait before saying anything.

It's not because my mind is made up that I don't want you to confuse me with any more facts. It's because my mind isn't made up. I already have more facts than I can cope with. So SHUT UP, do you hear me? SHUT UP!

But let none, he added, pray to have the full music; for it will make him who hears it a footsore traveller in

Cesa, hijo mío, de oír las enseñanzas que te hacen divagar de las razones de sabiduría'.

A minute of thought is worth more than an hour of talk.

You don't really understand people until you hear their life story. If you know their stories, you grasp their history, their hurts, their hopes and aspirations. You put yourself in their shoes. And just by virtue of listening and remembering what's important to them, you communicate that you care and desire to add value.

Good leaders motivate others by their listening skills. We are to: avoid prejudicial first impressions; become less self-centered; withhold initial criticism; stay calm; listen with empathy; be active listeners; clarify what we hear; and recognize the healing power of listening. Then we are to act on what we hear

As people gain more authority, they often develop a lack of patience in listening to those under them. A deaf ear is the first indication of a closed mind.

Asking and hearing people's opinions has a greater effect on them than telling them, 'Good job.' " —Sam Walton

People don't care how much you know until they know how much you care.

If you lead a team, start asking questions and really listening. Start valuing the contributions of your teammates ahead of your own. And remember that when the best idea wins, so does the entire team.

When we're more interested in telling people what to do than in listening to what they are presently doing, we are off balance.

In the end, people are persuaded not by what we say, but by what they understand.

Most careers involve other people. You can have great academic intelligence and still lack social intelligence—the ability to be a good listener, to be sensitive toward others, to give and take criticism well.

If you're going to connect, people need to know that you understand them.

A deaf ear is the first indication of a closed mind.

If you want to get your message across, you have to learn how to communicate in someone else's world.

PARA UNA PERSONA PROMEDIO, SER ESCUCHADO SE ACERCA MUCHO A SER AMADO, CASI NO ES POSIBLE DISTINGUIR UNA COSA DE LA OTRA». —DAVID AUGSBURGER

LEADERS Initiate Lead; pick up phone and make contact Spend time planning anticipate problems Invest time with people Fill the calendar by priorities FOLLOWERS React Listen; wait for phone to ring Spend time living day-to-day; react to problems Spend time with people Fill the calendar by requests

There's a difference between hearing people and listening to them.

A good leader encourages followers to tell him what he needs to know, not what he wants to hear.

But people of influence understand the incredible value of becoming a good listener. For example, when Lyndon B. Johnson was a junior senator from Texas, he kept a sign on his office wall that read, "You ain't learnin' nothin' when you're doin' all the talkin'." And Woodrow Wilson, the twenty-eighth American president, once said, "The ear of the leader must ring with the voices of the people.

When you meet someone new, after the introductions and initial pleasantries, don't hesitate. Dive in and ask to hear the person's story. You can do it any number of ways: you can flat-out ask, "What's your story?" You can request that he tell you about himself. You can ask where he is from or how he got into the field he's in. Use your own style.

The biggest mistake you can make in trying to talk convincingly is to put your highest priority on expressing your ideas and feelings. What most people really want is to be listened to, respected, and understood. The moment people see that they are being understood, they become more motivated to understand your point of view.