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The First Leadership Skill Col Harry LeBoeuf, USAF (ret)

The First Leadership Skill Col Harry LeBoeuf, USAF (ret). Listening. iRespond Question. Multiple Choice. F. Do you consider yourself a good Listener?. 394229C4-6A95-7E41-88C6-D38B27956422. A) Yes. B) No. C.) . D.) . E.) . iRespond Question. Multiple Choice. F.

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The First Leadership Skill Col Harry LeBoeuf, USAF (ret)

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  1. The First Leadership Skill Col Harry LeBoeuf, USAF (ret)

  2. Listening

  3. iRespond Question Multiple Choice F Do you consider yourself a good Listener? 394229C4-6A95-7E41-88C6-D38B27956422 A) Yes B) No C.) D.) E.)

  4. iRespond Question Multiple Choice F The primary goal of leadership communication is to reach understanding, not agreement. 394229C4-6A95-7E41-88C6-D38B27956422 A) True B) False C.) D.) E.)

  5. “The #1 skill of the 21st century leader is listening.” Peter Drucker Author & Management Guru

  6. “99% of the best ideas we ever had came from our people.” Sam Walton, Founder, Walmart

  7. ListeningSelf-Assessment

  8. iRespond Question Multiple Choice F Do others consider you a good listener? 394229C4-6A95-7E41-88C6-D38B27956422 A) Yes B) Not Sure C) No C.) D.) E.)

  9. 8 Reasons Listening is Critical to Effective Leadership 1. 5. 2. 6. 3. 7. 4. 8.

  10. Top 5 Leadership Listening Pitfalls • Pride • Know it all • Don’t have the time • Think others are idiots • Don’t care

  11. How can you tell? • When others ARE carefully listening to you? • When others are NOT listening to you?

  12. iRespond Question Multiple Choice F 94BD5478-9022-D645-BF75-02FB0827BE10 95% of communication misunderstanding is the sender’s fault. A) True B) False C.) D.) E.)

  13. Three Levels of Transformational Listening • Listen with your Ears • Listen with your Eyes • Listen for the Voice

  14. A) Listen with your Ears 1. ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 2. 3. 4. 5.

  15. A) Listen with your Ears • 1. __ l __ i __ s __ t __ e __ n __ • 2. Noah was on the ark • 3. Match • 4. White – it’s a Polar Bear • 5. Answer = 2

  16. B) Listen with your Eyes Non-verbal Cues Space (Proxemics) Time (Chronemics) Touch (Haptics) Body Language (Kinesics)

  17. C) Listen for the Voice 1. Rate – fastness or slowness 2. Pitch – highness or lowness 3. Volume – softness or loudness 4. Tone – overall quality

  18. Ten Things Great Listeners Do • Listen for Ideas • Focus • Minimize Distractions • Take Notes & follow-up • Ask Clarifying questions

  19. Ten Things Great Listeners Do (con’t) 6. Listen for Core themes 7. Ignore loaded words 8. Think while you listen 9. Keep an Open Mind 10. Interrupt only to clarify

  20. My Action Plan List 2-3 actions to take your Listening To a Higher Level

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