Listen Up or Lose Out, Robert Bolton
Listen Up or Lose Out, Robert Bolton
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Listen Up or Lose Out
How to Avoid Miscommunication, Improve Relationships, and Get More Done Faster

Author: Robert Bolton, Dorothy Grover Bolton

Narrator: Patrick Lawlor

Unabridged: 8 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/22/2018

Synopsis

Want better results? Talk less and listen more.Listening might seem like the easiest thing in the world to do. But most people retain only a fraction of what they hear, resulting in miscommunications and lost opportunities.When you actively listen, you learn to gather perspectives, bridge differences, and resolve problems. Absorbing what a person is saying, thinking, and feeling sets the stage for dramatically improved relationships and increased professional success.Listen Up or Lose Out pulls this underused tool out from the shadows and highlights its role in effective communications. Step by step, the book breaks down listening into a set of learnable skills, explaining how to:Avoid the urge to criticize, question, or adviseFocus on the speaker’s point of viewAsk the right questions, in the right orderRestate the speaker’s key points and keep the conversation movingRead people’s feelings and reflect them backFind solutions togetherSkilled listeners experience fewer conflicts, make better decisions, and discover opportunities that others might miss. No amount of talking beats great listening!

About Robert Bolton

Robert Bolton, Ph.D., and Dorothy Grover Bolton, Ed.M., are known for their expertise in training trainers. They are cofounders of Ridge Associates, a training and consulting firm that serves many Fortune 500 companies, and the authors of several books, including the perennially popular People Styles at Work…And Beyond. They live in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Peter on April 08, 2019

Provides some helpful strategies for improving listening skills. The entire first section is devoted to the importance of developing active listening skills, which seems unnecessary. If you are reading the book, you already recognize the need to improve in this area.......more

Goodreads review by Josh on October 12, 2021

I read this with colleagues at work. It wasn't earth-shattering, but it was a good lesson and reminder that I'm not as good as listening as I think, and the value of becoming a good listener. This is true at work, and it's true in our personal lives. If we can listen to each other well, we can de-es......more

Goodreads review by Hamid on September 13, 2021

An excellent book to create a foundation for active listening, empathy, improve communication & relationships......more

Goodreads review by Alfie on February 01, 2020

A great little book on improving listening. With a career built on leading and directing, I'll be the first to admit that my listening skills kinda sucks. Bundled this with a highly impatient nature this is a recipe for disaster. I decided to do something about this by finding out more about listeni......more

Goodreads review by Andrew on December 18, 2023

80 percent of fluff, but the rest 20 percent might be just worth it. For people who have learned and practiced active listening, a lot is already intuitive, thus I believe this is most useful for those who don’t actively seek ways to listen better. For me, I did take away a thing or two but can real......more

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