Posts where this quotation is embeddedMost people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.
Credit: Stephen Covey
- Listen to Ignite Thinking Listening is not a passive act - it's a powerful act of creation
- Listen with the Intent to Understand Don't listen with the intent to reply
- Stop Ditting Ditting is the dubious art of trumping the previous person's story
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Posts: Stephen R. Covey (2)
Books: Stephen R. Covey (1)
Quotations: Stephen R. Covey (6)
- Are Leaders Born or Made? Stephen R. Covey
- In the Knowledge Age, Leadership Is a Choice Stephen R. Covey
- In the Space Between Stimulus and Response Lies Our Freedom to Choose Stephen Covey
- Most People Think of Leadership as a Position Stephen R. Covey
- Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood Stephen R. Covey
- Trust Is the Life-blood of an Organization Stephen R. Covey
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