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Corporate Development

In today's changing workplace environment, leaders need to be aware of how people and organizations can function at a high level. What is working now-what isn't-are critical considerations for every business professional.

The answers are found in the people who try every day to make sense of their work and attempt to be a part of a successful team.

The importance of being able to listen, to observe and to adapt to a changing business environment is critical for employees and staff.

Therefore a professional, reliable and proven approach to adult learning and how it impacts the bottom line is critical to the success of any corporation in the 21st century.

The programs described below have been used by many national and international firms to create and sustain productive, well functioning teams.

Their effective and appropriate application at various levels constitute an important investment in the future well-being of any organization.

The following are programs that we offer:

                          
What is active listening?
It is listening actively rather than passively. It means listeners participate by giving feedback and appropriate responses.

Give empathic understanding - Listeners attempt to be sensitive and empathic to what is going on with talkers.
Provide unconditional acceptance - Listener's accept talkers unconditionally as important people
Be genuine and authentic - Listener's are real , honest , tactful and authentic the care about talkers.
Give specific responses - Listener's respond with straight messages rather than indirect messages by being specific with their answers.
Be non-judgmental - Listener's let talkers explore their feelings without any value judgments or criticism . Remember that feelings are neither right nor wrong, they just are feelings.
Stay in the talkers emotional space - Listeners concentrate on what talkers are saying, thinking, and feeling rather than responding with listener's feelings and thoughts.
Avoid rescuing - Listeners allow talkers to have pain, confusion, sadness and anger as part of their learning. Listeners nurture and support without bleeding with talkers. Listeners believe that people can solve their own problems if given a chance to talk in a non-threatening situation.
Ask open ended questions - Listeners avoid "why" questions.