Active Listening at Work
Discover how authentic listening transforms teams and trust
4.8 (33)
53 mins
Explore how active listening transforms workplace communication through empathy, curiosity, and presence. Learn how by removing ego, managing distractions, and paraphrasing for clarity, leaders and teams create a psychologically safe environment where creativity and understanding thrive.
Ep 1:
The Golden Rule of Listening
Discover the hidden mental barriers sabotaging your workplace conversations, and learn the three levels of listening that separate great colleagues from disconnected ones.
Ep 2:
Techniques That Transform Conversations
Practical techniques—paraphrasing, open-ended questions, and reading emotional subtext—reveal how words carry hidden meanings far beyond their literal definitions at work.
Ep 3:
When Listening Isn't Possible
Sometimes genuine listening isn't possible in the moment. Explore your inner commentator, emotional overload, and why authenticity beats mechanical active-listening techniques every time.
Ep 4:
Why Google Bets on Listening
Google's massive team study uncovered a surprising secret to high performance, leading unexpected companies toward an unconventional training ground: improv comedy.
Ep 5:
Your Brain on Deep Listening
Neuroscience reveals listeners' and speakers' brains literally sync during conversation, while deep listening exercises unlock catharsis, trust, and unexpected professional payoffs.
Ep 6:
Twenty Minutes to Better Listening
A hands-on twenty-minute challenge builds real listening muscle through one-way and two-way exercises, closing out this journey with a call to transform how you connect.
Discussions (12)
August
Level 4 · 9 mo agoSounds like HR nonsense..
Sal
Level 3 · 9 mo agoImprov training is basically psychological torture
May
Level 2 · 9 mo agoThat internal commentator is way too real.
