To listen fully means to pay close attention to what is being said beneath the words. You listen not only to the ‘music,’ but to the essence of the person speaking. – Peter Senge “Real connections can’t happen without effective listening,” says Beverly Edgehill, president and chief executive of Partnership Inc. “Listening is more than hearing.” Listening is no passive state. We are never merely hearing someone else speaking. The way you listen changes the way someone else feels heard. The quality of your listening influences the way someone else interprets you. Listening is an action. Your listening colors […]