Want to improve your leadership skills? Well, you can start by talking less and listening more. While your oratory skills may impress some, your ability to listen will impress even more. Great leaders understand the importance of surrendering the floor. Unfortunately, most leaders choose to dominate the conversation with rhetoric and fail to engage in proper communication, which requires listening.
Think about it: the smartest guy in the room is almost never the one doing all of the talking. Rather, it’s the person who engages by asking a few relevant questions and then actively listens to what others have to say. While action lies at the core of leadership, leaders who act without listening and understanding rarely achieve their desired outcomes.
