Active listening is a powerful tool that can improve communication and strengthen relationships. It involves fully concentrating, understanding, responding, and remembering what is being said. By ...

Active listening helps managers and leaders uncover blind spots, challenge thinking and make better decisions. I was raised in the suburbs of New York City, a region infamous for talking, not ...

Failing to listen to the question you're asked is the top red flag during a job interview, says Gillian Munson, Vimeo's chief ...

“You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time." —M. Scott Peck, author of The Road Less Traveled. Active listening is a way of listening that involves full attention to what ...

How to make other people feel heard and understood. When was the last time you practiced your active listening skills? HBR contributing editor Amy Gallo says it is a skill you need to practice. In ...

Leaders have an overwhelming number of responsibilities, often distracting or isolating them from others. Unfortunately, this sometimes impacts their ability to truly hear their team's concerns and ...

How many times have you heard or thought of that statement as you shuffled papers, looked at your phone or continued whatever you were doing while a friend, family member or co-worker waited for your ...

Listening has evolved into a multifaceted competency central to effective interpersonal communication, professional performance and educational development. Contemporary research challenges ...

Most of us move through each day engaging in conversations with friends, co-workers, and family members. But the majority of the time, we aren’t listening. We’re often distracted by things in our ...

Your partner is telling you about their stressful day while you’re mentally planning dinner, checking your phone, and wondering if you remembered to pay the electric bill. You’re hearing the words, ...