{"id":6275,"date":"2017-01-20T06:58:49","date_gmt":"2017-01-20T12:58:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/?p=6275"},"modified":"2025-05-06T15:07:18","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T20:07:18","slug":"whats-listener-rating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/whats-listener-rating\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s Your Listener Rating?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6275\" class=\"elementor elementor-6275\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1aded48 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1aded48\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ddc173 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0ddc173\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93f9d62 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"93f9d62\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d97e14b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d97e14b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How do YOU Rate?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-722742d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"722742d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On a scale of 1 to 10 with\u00a0<strong>1<\/strong>\u00a0being atrocious and indifferent and with\u00a0<strong>10<\/strong>\u00a0being\u00a0<em>world class<\/em>, how would you rate yourself as an\u00a0<em>effective listener<\/em>? If I asked your spouse or significant other, what number rating would that person\u00a0give you? What if I asked your direct reports or your boss? Based on\u00a0my experience, I\u2019m willing to wager that others who know you well would rate you two or three numbers lower than you do, \u00a0If you don\u2019t believe me, run your own survey. \u00a0Or, if\u00a0everyone can agree that you\u00a0could\u00a0potentially rate a \u201c<em><strong>5<\/strong><\/em>\u201d or lower, keep reading.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c014e6b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c014e6b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8c8f8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c8c8f8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/exec_woman9.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6277\" alt=\"Exec Woman 9\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/exec_woman9.jpg 240w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/exec_woman9-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e94345 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4e94345\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d53acec e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d53acec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7056560 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7056560\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Yw79fD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-habits-jpg-194x300.avif\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-16613\" alt=\"7 habits cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-habits-jpg-194x300.avif 194w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-habits-jpg-97x150.avif 97w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-habits-jpg.avif 323w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18b4e10 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"18b4e10\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a20abf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a20abf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who Cares?  Isn\u2019t It All About The Pitch?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d3d726 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d3d726\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>My\u00a0answer that first question addresses both questions. The answer:\u00a0<strong>Everyone cares<\/strong>\u00a0about your ability to listen. \u00a0In the words of\u00a0Theodore Roosevelt:<\/p><blockquote><h5><strong>\u201cPeople don\u2019t care how much you know until they know how much you care\u201d<\/strong><\/h5><\/blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Fh30mk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy error\" title=\"What's Your Listener Rating? 3\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=chicaexecuc0b-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1451639619\" alt=\"ir?t=chicaexecuc0b 20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1451639619\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" data-src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=chicaexecuc0b-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1451639619\" data-was-processed=\"true\" \/>\u00a0Is there a better way to demonstrate your empathy than intently listening? \u00a0And if everyone cares, shouldn\u2019t you? \u00a0If\u00a0you believe that effective communication is \u201call about the pitch\u201d, consider Steven Covey\u2019s Habit #5:<\/a><\/p><h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>&#8220;Seek First to Understand, Then to be Understood&#8221;<\/strong><\/em><\/h5><p>And, I will caution all of you\u00a0<strong><em>pitchers<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0out there. \u00a0You\u2019re not nearly as good as you think you are if you\u2019re not listening\u00a0<em>actively<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>empathetically<\/em>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dbc9fe e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6dbc9fe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-680bd65 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"680bd65\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28434a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"28434a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Listeners Quick Quiz<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9ec5db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9ec5db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Question 1\u00a0<\/h4><p><strong>Being a Great Listener is:<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>A:<\/strong>\u00a0 A developed skill<\/p><p><strong>B:<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0A mindset and a way of being<\/p><p><strong>C:<\/strong>\u00a0 All of the above<\/p><h4>Question<strong> 2<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/h4><p>When you are in listening mode, the most effective approach is to\u00a0listen for the purpose of:<\/p><p><strong>A.<\/strong>\u00a0Responding to the other person<\/p><p><strong>B.<\/strong> Understanding the other person<\/p><h4>Question 3:\u00a0True or False<\/h4><p>When interacting with others, I\u2019m able to shut out all distractions including buzzing phones, background discussions, and other thoughts and ideas to be<em>\u00a0totally present<\/em>\u00a0for the other person.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb3eef7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bb3eef7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f75e69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9f75e69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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(1=C, 2=B, 3=true). \u00a0But how well do you practice and apply these principles? \u00a0If it was easy, everyone would do it. \u00a0Almost no one does. \u00a0Is there an\u00a0opportunity for you to both develop and differentiate as an effective leader?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-644d7c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"644d7c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Your Listening Attitude?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfad763 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dfad763\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Who are you\u00a0<strong><em>being<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0as you listen? Be honest. Are you typically listening to\u00a0<strong>Respond<\/strong>\u00a0or to\u00a0<strong>Understand<\/strong>? \u00a0How potentially distracted are you? \u00a0How well can you interpret and apply the\u00a0<em>feelings<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>meanings<\/em>\u00a0of the other person\u2019s message?\u00a0 To what degree to you genuinely care about it? What would happen if others were able to rate you has high as you would rate yourself as a listener? How might you benefit?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f22346c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f22346c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">This Just In<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6f3a8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6f3a8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><div class=\"elementor elementor-6275\" data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6275\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\"><section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7e24558f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7e24558f\" data-element_type=\"section\"><div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"><div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2403e0ba\" data-id=\"2403e0ba\" data-element_type=\"column\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cad3635 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3cad3635\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><strong>It\u2019s NOT about YOU<\/strong>. As long as you believe it IS about you, your listener rating will suffer. So will the people you\u2019re interacting with.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87641c8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"87641c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72ff0c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"72ff0c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"323\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-habits-jpg.avif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16613\" alt=\"7 habits cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-habits-jpg.avif 323w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-habits-jpg-194x300.avif 194w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/7-habits-jpg-97x150.avif 97w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px\" title=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How would you rate yourself as an effective listener?  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