Listening, a Tool for Leadership and Commitment

Overview: This article will explain the significant connection that the skill of listening has to both leadership and commitment. Listening is the doorway to superior leadership for every executive, manager and supervisor. Listening is also the doorway to gaining the commitment of subordinates. It is the most important of all leadership skills. Each element of support projects certain value standards. The same is true for every other element of support. First of all, problems and difficulties occur in any work group with a predetermined regularity dictated by the extent to which employees are motivated/committed and the difficulty of the work. The lower the extent and the higher the difficulty, the greater the number of problems and the longer each remains before resolution. Highly motivated and committed workers continually strive for excellence. The more committed they are, the more they act to find resolutions to problems. To be committed, one must have ownership. To have ownership, one must be able to influence. And to influence, one must be heard and be reasonably answered. This article has aided the understanding of these elements of managing people. There is much more to them such as the actions to put these concepts into practice, the specific “how tos" of listening.

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Format: HTML | Date: Jan 2003 | Pages: 1