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The One Skill You Need To Develop, Starting Today
It’s not what you think.
Did you hear that? You can barely hear the words. It sounds as though a baby bird was whispering in your ear.
You can’t make out the words because you hear your own voice. You’re thinking. Not listening.
It’s the sound of someone else talking. We have a communication epidemic.
“Communications is the №1 skills gap across major cities in the United States,” Jeff Weiner, CEO of LinkedIn told CNBC. “… interpersonal skills is where we’re seeing the biggest imbalance.”
It just happened to me, and my team and $264,000 was on the line.
We had multiple teams dealing with a project issue, and in doing so, we had numerous meetings.
Everyone was communicating something different. No one was being clear and concise on the current problem. In one conversation I’d get pieces, and in another, I’d get something completely different.
It was frustrating and could have been a $264,000 communication mistake. Talk about a potential harsh lesson.
