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Jun 2025
32m 29s

What Leaders Get Wrong About Listening

Harvard Business Review
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Listening well is an essential aspect of leadership - not just to maintain good relationships with employees, but to drive real business improvements and results. But many of us still get it wrong - or might think we are good listeners but don't give that impression to our teams. Jeff Yip, assistant professor of management at Simon Fraser University’s Beedle ... Show More
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