The importance of effective listening skills for employees and managers cannot be overemphasized. Everything done in the workplace involves two-way communication-speaking and listening.

LANGUAGE educators are aware of the four macro skills they need to teach students: listening, speaking, reading and writing.

These skills will build deeper connections and relationships in the workplace. Most leaders know listening is crucial, but distractions, packed schedules, and our own mental monologues often get ...

When someone is going through through a tough time it can be easy to jump straight into problem-solving mode, but sometimes taking a moment to pause and properly listen can be more beneficial.

Now we can chuckle at these situations, but I believe listening skills are important for life skill development and future success. There is danger falling into the habit of half listening.

Listening may be the most important skill we teach children—a strong statement but the main point of a recently published book, “Listen Wise” by Monica Brady-Myerov ...

Of these, to be effective providers, it is perhaps most important to quickly hone those listening and observational skills we heard so much about; everything else seems to fall into place.

It is a very pure form of listening. Hear more about this fine listening technique in Bill's words. “Where I have used it the most, is with people who at first may strike me as really obnoxious.