The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, fee-based network of influential leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. BY Simin Cai In 2012, Kevin ...

Communication specialists, marriage counselors, and other experts always tell us to “engage in active listening” to better connect with our spouses, children, bosses, and just about anyone else. What ...

“You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time." —M. Scott Peck, author of The Road Less Traveled. Active listening is a way of listening that involves full attention to what ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. What happens when you and your employee, friend, family or client speak over each other? Do you think it makes for a productive effort ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. If you were to ask my wife what my superpower is, she’d tell you that I’m the best listener she’s ever met. When she first told me that, ...

Do you consider yourself a good listener? While listening may seem easy, active listening takes focus and practice. Listening is a particularly important communication tool for entrepreneurs. Do you ...

Keep in mind that you shouldn’t aspire to be only one type of listener, as the best listeners can switch between listening styles in accordance with whatever the speaker’s needs are at that moment. A ...

Strong communication skills can mean the difference between being a good leader and a great one. One of those skills is active listening—that is, truly hearing, processing and addressing what another ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Let’s talk about leadership and ego—and listening. True leadership is about collaboration ...

Interrupting someone can be a tricky business, especially if you want to do it gracefully without offending anyone ...

C-suite leaders don't always know what's going on at the lower level of the organization. This is how they change that reality. New leaders fail if they don’t listen to their teams. Here’s a ...