
Hearing Without Listening
This week I met my friend Colin Smith for a coffee and a talk. In fact, I should say that I met him for a listen.
This week I met my friend Colin Smith for a coffee and a talk. In fact, I should say that I met him for a listen.
Once upon a time, a client of mine was going through a major change process. Things were rushed, communication wasn’t done right, words were misspoken,
All too often, people and organisations communicate in a very “me to you” way, which whilst it might get short-term results if the volume of
Recently I was asked what I thought the three most important skills of leadership were. Typically, such responses are things like “vision” or maybe something
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In 1977 psychologist Ellen Langer conducted what is now known as the Copy Machine Study. In it, researchers would cut in front of someone standing in
Here’s a quick sentence that is very good for encouraging people to become responders to, rather than just receivers of, your engagement, which is necessary to get
A simple thing that I’ve taught for many years is how you structure requests to increase your chances of a getting a response. This isn’t
A model to explain the various types of engagement
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