Book summary of a| 60 second leadership| Chapter 26| Bookodidact

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26. Dialogue of the Deaf 

Book summary of a 60 second leadership

Imagine what would conversation look like between two deaf individuals. 

I know what you must be thinking😉

No, no author is not mad. Let's hear him out.

We all have seen plenty of conversations that almost looked as if both people were deaf.

We have seen it. They talk but no one listens. They try to make their point even before listening to one another.

The author is not disrespecting anyone who is deaf. Even they will be sad to know such thing that 2 people with perfectly good hearing acting like they can't really hear each other - by choice.

We should listen PAST where the other person has finished. We should even pause before answering. Let them talk! 

Let them get their point, a story out. Completely.

Then, before preparing your response, ask more about what they said. 

Get engaged. Understand what and why.

"Seek first to understand, then to be understood" - Stephen Covey 

One person truly listening is generally better than none. 

One person listening generally leads to other person listening. 

How?

Other learn the habit through your influence. 

Key Lesson:- The author encourages readers to listen more effectively. Seeking real understanding affirms the other person and what they have to say. That's what they want. We all want to be understood, valued and affirmed.

Conclusion:- Think; Don't react. Allow stimulus of another's words to yield CHOICE which then yields RESPONSE.