There’s zero…

There’s zero correlation between being the best talker and having the best ideas.

– Susan Cain

The most important….

The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn’t being said

– Peter Drucker

Communication….

Communication is the greatest talent of a leader

– Anon

Effective communication….

Effective communication is achieved through ‘Need-to-share’ not ‘Need-to-know’

– Paradigms of Leadership

Listen…..

Listen with curiosity. Speak with honesty. Act with integrity. The greatest problem with communication is we don’t listen to understand. We listen to reply. When we listen with curiosity, we don’t listen with the intent to reply. We listen for what’s behind the words.

– Roy Bennett

If you….

If you cannot explain something simply, it means that you don’t understand it sufficiently

– Anon

You know…

You know when you are really listening because you can hear what is not being said

– Peter Drucker

You cannot become a peacemaker without communication. Silence is a passive aggressive grenade thrown by insecure people who want war but don’t want the accountability of starting it.

– Shannon Alder

Distance….

Distance does not separate people; silence does

– Anon

Originally posted on Paradigms of Leadership

The most important…

The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn’t being said.

– Peter Drucker