The powerful skill of listening

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Your work environment leaves an impression...of you - By Russell DeWitt

True story A young father was sitting on the floor fixing an appliance when his four-year-old daughter came into the room.

"Daddy! Guess what we did today! While we were in the..." and on she went with the day's adventures.

Still focused on the appliance, Daddy managed to multitask by offering verbal continuers to his little lamb. "Uh-huh." "That's great, honey." and "Wow, how bout' that?"

Unaware of the sudden silence, he felt two little hands holding the sides of his face. He accommodated the child's efforts to turn his head toward hers. When they locked eyes, she said, "Daddy, I want you to listen to me with your face."

Team exercise:

"What did the four-year-old want from her father?"

"Is the value of multi-tasking more important than what we show a person when (s)he is talking?"

"Today, try doing what the little girl wanted from her daddy each time someone speaks to you."

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Russell DeWitt is a Program Developer & Trainer for a distinguished Medical Group in Indianapolis, IN. He holds a Bachelors in Youth Ministry & Bible. Russell will have his MBA from Indiana Wesleyan University this August. Russell is author of the eBook Three R's to Achievement, which is available at www.threerachieve.com Russell spent fourteen years speaking at youth camps, retreats, banquets, & other functions. Russell joined Corporate America in 1997. Here he served as a help desk technician, was promoted to eCommerce Consultant, and became a trainer for a fortune 500 company. After nine years, he joined his current employer. Here, he is "privileged to make a difference in the lives of others." Russell is also a writer for the Indianapolis Examiner. http://tiny.cc/LkAVP Russell has been married for eighteen years to his beautiful wife, Monica, who is an RN and fantastic mother. Russell has two boys, Liam and Landon, and they are the heartbeat of his life.
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