In ‘The Road Less Travelled’ M Scott Peck said ‘You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time’. I’ll just let that hang there for a minute.

‘But why should we care about listening?’ I hear you say. Because the quality of our listening directly relates to the quality of our relationships. Yes really. I know.

Whether we are listening to our colleagues, our clients or our children, our ability to listen impacts our ability to connect, collaborate and communicate effectively.

I’m guessing you might like a quick listening hack while you are here: Listen is an anagram of silent. It’s that simple. Silence your mind, zip your lip and park your ego at the door. Remember everything that comes out of your mouth you already know.