Leaders listen
October 25, 2007
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Every time I hear or read about leadership, the dominant sense that is invoked is that of vision. Leaders have vision and others, who do not yet see, follow them. The first sense to hone for a leader is that of the ear. Leaders listen and listen well.
There are three levels of listening that leaders need to engage in.
- Leaders listen to the world around them. They have their ear on the rails and listen to what is coming.
- Leaders listen to their team mates. They listen not simply to hear the concerns of their team. Leaders work with people they recognize as contributors to a common solution. Good team members bring solutions to the leader, who will do well to let them talk.
- Leaders listen to themselves. That voice inside themselves, a voice cultivated over the years which you learn to trust. That voice will tell you what new direction to take. To be able to listen, you have to know yourself. Once you know yourself really well, you cannot but listen to that voice. That is why leadership doesn’t take courage. It takes listening to yourself.
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