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Listening in business
Aug 26th
Listening in Business
Spend a lot of time talking to customers face to face. You’d be amazed how many companies don’t listen to their customers.
Ross Perot
“I only wish I could find an institute that teaches people how to listen. Business people need to listen at least as much as they need to talk. Too many people fail to realize that real communication goes in both directions.”
— Lee Iacocca
Former CEO Chrysler Corporation
Watch, listen, and learn. You can’t know it all yourself.. anyone who thinks they do is destined for mediocrity.
Donald Trump
“Of all the skills of leadership, listening is the most valuable—and one of the least understood. Most captains of industry listen only sometimes, and they remain ordinary leaders. But a few, the great ones, never stop listening. That’s how they get word before anyone else of unseen problems and opportunities.”
— Peter Nulty
National Business Hall of Fame Fortune Magazine
“We listened to what our customers wanted and acted on what they said. Good things happen when you pay attention.”
— John F Smith
Former CEO and President General Motors
“The best salespeople are great listeners—that’s how you find out what the buyer wants.” More >
Famous listeners
Aug 26th
Famous listeners
“The ear of the leader must ring with the voices of the people.” Woodrow Wilson
“No man ever listened himself out of a job.”
— Calvin Coolidge
“The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I thought, and attended to my answer.”
— Henry David Thoreau
“Man’s inability to communicate is a result of his failure to listen effectively.” Carl Rogers
“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.” Winston Churchill
“I remind myself every morning: Nothing I say this day will teach me anything. So if I’m going to learn, I must do it by listening.”
— Larry King
“Seek first to understand, then to be understood.”
— Stephen R. Covey
“Know how to listen, and you will profit even from those who talk badly.” Plutarch
Silence may be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than to listen to him?” Brigham Young
“I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.” Ernest Hemingway
“Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage More >
Listening proverbs
Aug 26th
Listening proverbs
Who speaks, sows; Who listens, reaps.
— Argentine Proverb
“Listening looks easy, but it’s not simple. Every head is a world.” Cuban Proverb
“If speaking is silver, then listening is gold.” Turkish Proverb
“Who speaks, sows; Who listens, reaps.” Argentine Proverb
“Listening looks easy, but it’s not simple. Every head is a world.” Cuban Proverb
“If speaking is silver, then listening is gold.” Turkish Proverb
Quotes about listening
Aug 26th
“A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while he gets to know something.” Wilson Mizner
“Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.” Dr Joyce Brothers
“Wisdom is the reward for a lifetime of listening … when you’d have preferred to talk.” D.J. Kaufman
“To listen closely and reply well is the highest perfection we are able to attain in the art of conversation.” Francois de La Rochefoucauld
“Be a good listener. Your ears will never get you in trouble.” Frank Tyger
“You learn when you listen. You earn when you listen—not just money, but respect.” Harvey Mackay
“The most basic of all human needs is the need to understand and be understood. The best way to understand people is to listen to them.” Ralph Nichols
“Bore, n.: A person who talks when you wish him to listen.” Ambrose Bierce, The Devil’s Dictionary
“One advantage of talking to yourself is that you know at least somebody’s listening.” Franklin P. Jones
“One friend, one person who is truly understanding, who takes the trouble to listen to us as we consider a problem, can change our whole outlook on the world.” Dr. E. H. Mayo
“There is no such thing as a worthless conversation, provided More >
