{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64ac1364e55ebb0011c2b252/661ace70e1bc9f00157fc79d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Hear You Me - Listening to Connect with Colin Smith","description":"<p>How does listening affect a speaker’s quality of thinking?</p><p>Why is it not a leadership skill we prioritise?</p><p>What is the impact of interruption?&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Highly Relational</p><p>Season 2 - Episode 8</p><p><strong>Hear You Me - Listening to Connect</strong></p><p>with&nbsp;<strong>Colin Smith</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Colin Smith is known as ‘The Listener’ and has coached organisations like Biffa, BNP Paribas and the Department of Health to understand and embrace the difference between hearing and listening.&nbsp;</p><p>Colin is here to tell us how the art of listening allows teams, leaders and individuals to improve the quality of their thinking and build better relationships.</p><p><br></p><p>Everyone can ‘do’ listening but how do we ‘be’ the listener?&nbsp;Press play to find out!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Topics Covered:</strong></p><ul><li>Difference between hearing and listening&nbsp;</li><li>Difference between doing and being listening&nbsp;</li><li>Benefits of listening in this way</li><li>Impact listening has on the speaker’s quality of thinking&nbsp;</li><li>Listening as a leadership skill&nbsp;</li><li>The value of attention over advice&nbsp;</li><li>The importance of silence</li><li>Interruption</li><li>COVID, zoom, technology and listening&nbsp;</li><li>The ‘Golden Minute’&nbsp;</li></ul><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>Honourable Mentions:</strong></p><ul><li>Celeste Headlee,&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1vskiVDwl4\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ted Talk - YouTube</a></li><li><em>Tattooist of Auschwitz</em>&nbsp;by Heather Morris,&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tattooist-Auschwitz-heart-breaking-unforgettable-international/dp/1785763679/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=&amp;sr=\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon</a></li><li><em>Time to Think: Listening to Ignite the Human Mind</em>&nbsp;by Nancy Kline,&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.amazon.co.uk/Time-Think-Listening-Ignite-Human/dp/0706377451\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon</a></li></ul><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>Colin Smith:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/colindsmith1/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.linkedin.com/in/colindsmith1/</a></p><p><a href=\"https://dexteritysolutions.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://dexteritysolutions.co.uk</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Robert Digings:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigings/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertdigings/</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Team Development Consultant and Executive Coach</p><p>Robert has been working with teams and their challenges for over 20 years.&nbsp;</p><p>He has discovered that the biggest improvements come when a team has the courage to do the challenging work of developing deep personal connections and a real sense of belonging.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In this new business podcast Robert explores the insights, experience and advice from other experts in the field of human collaboration, be they leaders, authors, coaches or consultants.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Production credits:</strong></p><p>Studio Manager at Voxpod Studios - Alex Bennett</p><p>Post Production - Shaun Lawson</p><p>Series Producer - Ella Halsall</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>© 2024 Highly Relational Limited</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Find Highly Relational on all your favourite podcast apps or YouTube</p><p>If you are enjoying the listen, hit subscribe and leave us a review!</p>","author_name":"Robert Digings"}