The chart below shows that employees feel that CEO’s need to listen more than anything else listed according to 62% of the employees asked. Enough said.
Families have leaders also. I propose that listening is just as critical for the success of a family as it is for a business. If a survey were given to your children with you being the CEO of the family, how would it turn out? Would your listening skill be lacking or marked as outstanding?
- Of these 4 leadership sins, what’s the worst one a CEO can commit?
| Failing to listen. |
 62.01% |
| Failing to set goals intelligently. |
 14.09% |
| Unwillingness to try new things. |
 13.87% |
| Failing to delegate effectively. |
 10.03% |
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- The wisdom of listening: Results of this week’s poll question could speak for all time. By an impressive majority, SmartBrief on Leadership readers have indicated that not listening is the worst leadership sin, with others falling far behind. A deaf ear is an ancient fault of leaders, and in the age of hands-on, active management, listening seems so passive. Perhaps Dr. M. Scott Peck (“The Road Less Traveled”) understood the reason: “You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.” –Eva Schmatz, president, Summus Limited
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What are your tips for partents to be better listeners? Share them in the comments.
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Jim Sutton
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