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Active Listening 102: 13 Ways to Improve Communication

Active Listening 102: 13 Ways to Improve Communication

In honor of Taylor Swift, first in my 2024 compilation series is a thirteen-part backstage tour of my lifetime quest to become a better listener. This is NOT a quick read. Rather, it’s a deep dive (hence 102, not 101) into definitions, technique and challenges. Read on for at least seven good quotes, a few different ways to frame the task, plus varied approaches, four styles, smart tips for leaders, and lastly a super-detailed and geeky listening self-assessment.

How to interact meaningfully with discomfort: A (video) Tale of Whale Eyes by James Robinson

How to interact meaningfully with discomfort: A (video) Tale of Whale Eyes by James Robinson

Go watch James Robinson’s exquisite video: How Life Looks Through My ‘Whale Eyes’. Read on for my 24(!) favorite lines in which Robinson takes a complex, uncomfortable and challenging situation (how being made to feel different feels lousy), and made it simple, accessible and relatable.