Listening is loving. Great listeners are great lovers. Listening, which is one half of the art of conversation, is an act of connection. Even if you can't touch or see someone, you feel connected if ...

Listening is loving. Great listeners are great lovers. Listening, which is one half of the art of conversation, is an act of connection. Even if you can't touch or see someone, you feel connected if ...

Here's how to improve your listening skills, sharpen your conversational skills, and upgrade your personal interactions—and your success. Are you really listening when someone else is talking? Chances ...

I'm a terrible listener. I want to do better, but I have trouble paying attention. I miss what people say a lot and end up embarrassing myself and offending them. How can I become a better listener ...

You can teach hard skills, but emotional intelligence and active listening? These are the skills that really matter when looking for a job. Interviewing is full of ...

Everyone says they want to have great listening skills, but sadly, very few actually do. In the study The Risks Of Ignoring Employee Feedback, we discovered that most leaders are doing a poor job of ...

One of my colleagues recently shared a lesson he learned from his three-year-old granddaughter. He was reading a picture book to her, The Very Hungry Caterpillar. As you may know, it’s one of those ...

Your ears are constantly picking up sounds around you even when you aren’t actively listening. Selective listening is when you focus your attention on some specific information. It involves ...

The skills of communication and listening may seem obvious, ordinary, or boring. Yet using the basic process of listening helps you connect well with others professionally and personally. In all ...

Humans' listening skills are poor on average. We retain less than half of what we hear, and evidence shows that these skills are getting worse. WSJ's Sue Shellenbarger joins Tanya Rivero on Lunch ...