510 — You don't have to talk to add value (Rebroadcast)

We've been talking a lot about AI on the podcast recently. So this week, we're revisting a distinctly human episode from 2024 on the value of listening.

As experts, managers or leaders, we often seek to help others by talking, talking, talking. But what if we didn't talk and just listened?

In this episode, Ross D and Gemma are joined by Georgie Rudd, an executive coach, to discuss the trials and delights of listening.

We explore:

reasons that we don't listen well the consequences of not listening (and of listening!) how we can improve listening skills. Georgie recommended Nancy Klein as an expert on listening and techniques to improve. Time to think is a good place to start.

You can find out more about Liz Wiseman's concepts of multipliers and diminishers in her book Multipliers.

In 'What I Learned This Week', Gemma spoke about the widest fairy ring in the world. John Wright reports that it's around 800m across in A spotter's guide to countryside mysteries, but a quick internet search revealed this to be a questionable fact.

For more from Mindtools Kineo, visit our website mindtools-kineo.com. There, you'll find out how we can help your organization build AI skills, and how our Skills Practice scenarios help build human skills.

Connect with our speakers

If you'd like to share your thoughts on this episode, connect with our speakers on LinkedIn:

Gemma Towersey Ross Dickie  Georgie Rudd Georgie can also be contacted via her website: https://www.ruddcoaching.co.uk/