Listen to others before offering advice

By Business Buzz with Michael Bagshaw
January 6 2020 - 9:37am
It is all too easy to jump straight into solution mode when we are talking to someone. Quite often people just need someone to empathise with them, and this means letting them talk.
It is all too easy to jump straight into solution mode when we are talking to someone. Quite often people just need someone to empathise with them, and this means letting them talk.

The saying "we have two ears and one mouth for a reason" is well-known, and is a very good maxim to live your life by, in my view.

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