6 Steps for Listening Your Way to Success!!! By: Jeffrey Scott Klubeck, M.A. When I teach Listening in my seminars and workshops, I always like to help introduce the topic by asking the room: Is it possible to hear without listening? Participants always say yes immediately…and, in doing so, their faces seem to instantly recall times they have performed or witnessed very poor listening…despite perfect hearing!
Agreed on that, I then ask: Is it possible to listen without hearing? Suddenly there is pause in their faces, differences in their responses and in contemplating an answer to this question the real “Listening” discussion begins! Poor listening can lead to many problems in the workplace, including: Dissatisfied customers Missed deadlines Poor morale among coworkers Assignments completed incorrectly Uniformed decision-making and problem solving Even workplace violence, harassment, accidents/injuries or even death can result from failure to listen effectively.
So, this article wants to actually improve YOUR listening. Listen More, Speak Less - 5 Steps to Better Listening - Perspectives - Inside INdiana Business with Gerry Dick. From this experience, I have found that hearing is easy and listening is hard. A quick review of some statistics about listening, compiled by the International Listening Association (www.listen.org), yields some insight into why listening is so hard: • Most of us are distracted, preoccupied or forgetful about 75% of the time we should be listening. • We listen at 125-250 words per minute, but think at 1000-3000 words per minute.
As hard as it is to listen effectively, it is still vitally important. . • Immediately after we listen to someone, we only recall about 50% of what they said. • Long-term, we only remember 20% of what we hear. • More than 35 business studies indicate that listening is a top skill needed for success in business. My first thought as I began this article was: “I’m about to communicate an idea that everyone has heard before.” 1.
Effective listening goes beyond hearing someone’s words. This tip applies to attitude more than it does to behavior. 2. 3. 4. 5. About the Author: "Steps in Ethical Decision-Making" by Pope & Vasquez. Kenneth S. Pope, Ph.D., ABPP Melba J. T. Vasquez, Ph.D., ABPP The following excerpt is from chapter 11 in Ethics in Psychotherapy and Counseling: A Practical Guide (4th edition) by Ken Pope & Melba Vasquez (John Wiley, 2011). PLEASE NOTE: I created this site to be fully accessible for people with disabilities; please follow this link to change text size, color, or contrast; please follow this link for other accessibility functions for those with visual, mobility, and other disabilities This chapter provides steps helpful in thinking through how to respond to ethical dilemmas.
The steps help identify key aspects of a situation, consider benefits and drawbacks of our options, and discover better approaches. The Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) emphasized the importance of such steps by including seven in its original ethics code (1986) and increasing the number to ten in subsequent editions (1991, 2000). 1 State the question, dilemma, or concern as clearly as possible [Back to Top] Five Easy Steps to Better Communication. Being able to express yourself clearly and being able to listen well can help you avoid a great deal of stress in your closest relationship. Unfortunately, we are more likely to communicate ineffectively with our partner just at the time when we most need to get our point across. In fact, communication itself often is a major source of difficulty.
When we feel pressured, we may not keep our partner up to date. Often we fail to listen properly because we are preoccupied. But effectively communicating our feelings and ideas can prevent unnecessary misunderstandings and tensions. It’s a good idea to try to open up channels of communication as much as possible. You might need to look actively for time to talk with your partner, such as during car trips or washing dishes. Effective communication becomes even more crucial during high-stress times such as holidays. Make a conscious effort to practice the following basic communication skills: Listening. APA Reference Collingwood, J. (2007). 5 Steps to Good Decision Making. 5 Steps to Good Decision Making Corporate Wellness on January 29, 2014 - 12:09 pm in Features Each day we are faced with situations in life that require us to make choices. Some of these choices are easy, and at times, some of them can be difficult. Easy decisions consist of things like what clothing you should wear; most people choose what to wear based on the season of the year, the weather of the day, and where they might be going.
Making good decisions is a method that must be learned. When making decisions, there are many steps that can be taken; but when making good decisions there are really only five steps that need to be considered. Step 1: Identify Your Goal One of the most effective decision making strategies is to keep an eye on your goal. Figuring out what’s most important to you will help you make good decisions. Step 2: Gather Information for Weighing Your Options When making good decisions it is best to gather necessary information that is directly related to the problem.
Critical Reading Towards Critical Writing. Tips about references - Kathryn Woodcock. A professor may not be in a particularly good position to give a meaningful evaluation for jobs, unless you have done work with the professor outside of a course, such as volunteering or work-study projects. An employer will primarily be verifying that you have completed the degree you have claimed (which they can do by contacting the university). The hiring manager may have additional questions about specific skills, such as analytical skills or computer tools, or general qualities such as leadership abilities in course related teamwork. When naming a professor as a reference for a job, therefore, ensure that you are choosing someone who has seen you applying skills relevant to the job. However much she liked you, a professor in a basic course especially first or second year courses, is not a good choice. When should I avoid asking a certain professor? When you have cheated or plagiarized on their course.
When you did poorly on their course. 10 steps to better blogging. Make every word count: Tips for polishing and tightening copy. Reporters and editors everywhere battle and complain over length of stories. Even online, where newspaper space or tight broadcast schedules aren’t an issue, you need to write tightly to hold the reader’s attention and keep the story moving. You need to hone your ability to organize information and write tight stories that make every word count.
Plan to write tight Coordinate with your editor. Discuss story ideas in some detail with your editor before you start gathering information. Consider the reader. Make your story useful. Consider follow-ups, sidebars, graphics, layers. Write as you report. Set the pace Your lead sets the pace for your story. The writing process Write without your notes. Keep the end in sight. Identify and avoid detours. Be demanding. Allow time to rewrite Much of the best work in tightening and strengthening stories comes in rewriting. Read aloud. Check each sentence. Stamp out there is usages. Minimize it is usage. Challenge uses of to be verbs. Reduce attribution. Creative Writing Journal Prompts. 1. Imagine you had a hundred dollars, but you couldn't keep it. You had to give it away to a person or charity. Who would you give it to? What would you want them to do with it? 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.
See also: Writing Prompts This page has printable writing prompt worksheets. Persuasive Writing Prompts Check out our collection of persuasive writing topics. Writing Story Pictures Write a creative stories to describe what's happening in these pictures. 6 Habits of True Strategic Thinkers. In the beginning, there was just you and your partners. You did every job. You coded, you met with investors, you emptied the trash and phoned in the midnight pizza.
Now you have others to do all that and it's time for you to "be strategic. " Whatever that means. If you find yourself resisting "being strategic," because it sounds like a fast track to irrelevance, or vaguely like an excuse to slack off, you're not alone. Every leader's temptation is to deal with what's directly in front, because it always seems more urgent and concrete. This is a tough job, make no mistake. After two decades of advising organizations large and small, my colleagues and I have formed a clear idea of what's required of you in this role. Anticipate Most of the focus at most companies is on what’s directly ahead. Look for game-changing information at the periphery of your industrySearch beyond the current boundaries of your businessBuild wide external networks to help you scan the horizon better Think Critically.