article thumbnail

Active Listening: the Key to Leadership Success

Great Leadership By Dan

Today, the key step for being a true leader is active listening. Active listening is the act of repeating back, in your own words, what you believe was said. Active listening and fluid communication takes time and cannot be accomplished overnight. This is leadership!

article thumbnail

Executive Coaching and Leading Change

Lead Change Blog

Active listening enables the coach to pick up not only what the leader is saying, but what she isn’t saying, as well as nonverbal cues. As John Kotter, author of Leading Change , suggests, short-term wins reveal progress made, boost morale, and build positive momentum.

article thumbnail

New Year’s Leadership Development Goals 2017 Edition

Great Leadership By Dan

Be a better listener. I’ll use active listening, open-ended questions, body language, and eliminate distractions that get in the way of my ability to listen. I’ll learn to speak the “language” of strategy and apply these concepts to leading my organization. Become a better negotiator. Lead Change.