LEARNING STAGE | CAREER SESSION

WAIT…Why Am I Talking? Tips for Listening as a Fundamental Part of Leading Like You Mean It

With increasing competing interests for your time and so many team members looking to you for the answers, taking the time to stop and listen, REALLY listen, is a common challenge for leaders. Join this session with veteran leader Laysha Ward as she walks you through her best practices for listening better. She’ll share three different types of listening, how to identify at the outset what type of listener you’d like to be in a situation and how we benefit from pausing before we offer our own ideas. Then, with her four simple strategies, you will learn how to make sure everyone has time to speak, create space for considering alternative perspectives and ultimately strengthen the dynamics or your team or group.

Speaker: Laysha Ward, Author, C-Suite Leader, Board Member, Speaker