🎧 Listening: an art in danger of extinction (but that we can still save!)

🎧 An Art on the Way to Extinction?

Let's talk. We talk a lot. We explain, we tell, we argue. We intervene to have our say, to convince, to demonstrate that we have the right opinion at the right time.

But… how much time do we really dedicate to listen? 🤔

In the world of work (and not only) listening has become a kind of mythological unicorn: everyone talks about it, few have actually seen it. We are so used to filling every space with our words that silence almost seems like a threat.

🔎 Do we listen to understand or to respond?

How many times, while someone is speaking, are we already busy formulating our perfect response? 🤯

🔹 Listen It’s not just “hearing the sounds” or letting someone finish speaking before launching into your monologue.
🔹 Listen it's an act of presence. It means being there with everything: mind and heart. ❤️

Have you ever talked to someone who listened to you with their full attention? Without looking at their phone, without mechanically nodding, without interrupting? 🎯 If so, you know how powerful that can be.

💡 And the question is: how often do we give this feeling to others?

💼 Listening in the Workplace: An Underrated Superpower

In companies we often talk about Soft Skills, but listening is treated as a secondary skill. What if it were instead the most powerful lever to build cohesive teams and improve performance?

If there's one thing I've learned in two decades of working alongside entrepreneurs, it's that:

• 👉 People stay where they feel heard.
• 👉 If they don't feel heard, they leave.

💡 How many brilliant ideas never get said because no one is there to welcome them?

⚡ Listening is an Act of Courage

Really listening can be uncomfortable. Why?

• ❌ You may hear things you don't want to hear.
• ❌ You may find that your team is frustrated.
• ❌ You may realize that a customer is dissatisfied.

💡 But ignoring these problems won't make them go away. Instead, they'll grow in the shadows. Listening takes courage, because it means questioning yourself.

🎯 Can We Still Rediscover the Art of Listening?

I think so. We can train at re-learn to listen, as we do with a foreign language we have forgotten.

✅ Some small steps to train your listening:

• 📵 Be present in a conversation. (The phone in your hand doesn't count, we all know that.)
• ❓ Ask instead of affirm. Every authentic question opens a space for listening.
• 🤫 Be quiet. Resist the temptation to fill every pause with your words.

💡 Listen Better to Live Better

I wonder: what if listening was the key to deeper relationships, wiser decisions And more authentic leadership?

Maybe we don't need to talk more.
Maybe we just need to listen better. 🎧

💬 Now I ask you: when was the last time they really listened to you?
And when was the last time you listened to someone with your full attention?

📢 If you want, let's talk about it in the comments. Or better yet… let's listen to each other. 💬