<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[A Life in Libraries]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[cbecker53]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com/author/cbecker53/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Fun Way to Look at Listening&#8211;]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve written about the importance of listening a few times (<a title="Are You Listening??? (No, Really. . . Are You?)" href="https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com/2012/06/18/are-you-listening-no-really-are-you/" target="_blank">here</a> and <a title="Listen While They Rant" href="https://cherylbecker.wordpress.com/2012/08/08/listen-while-they-rant/" target="_blank">here</a>).  A good manager must be a good listener, and as a matter of fact, we should all strive to be good listeners in all our relationships.</p>
<p>I recently found the site <a title="OnlineMBA" href="http://www.onlinemba.com/" target="_blank">OnlineMBA</a>, which includes short videos in a section called &#8220;<a title="One Minute MBA" href="http://www.onlinemba.com/videos/" target="_blank">One Minute MBA</a>.&#8221;  And this is where I found <a title="Let Your Ears do the Talking" href="http://www.onlinemba.com/blog/managers-listen/" target="_blank">Let Your Ears Do the Talking</a>, a fun look at the importance of listening for managers.  Take a look at this illustrated list of 4 ways to improve your listening skills on the job.</p>
<div style="width: 250px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12917962@N00/2706701983" target="_blank"><img class="zemanta-img-inserted zemanta-img-configured" title="Ear" alt="Ear" src="https://i0.wp.com/farm4.static.flickr.com/3244/2706701983_dc3d66fb8a_m.jpg" height="180" width="240" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Ear (Photo credit: Menage a Moi)</p></div>
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