Barriers to Listening #1
Few people are good at listening. In our last Letter, we began to look at some of the reasons why this is so. Here are more barriers to effective listening:
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Writings on Christian leadership and leader development by Malcolm Webber
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Levels of Listening
There are three levels of listening; each is characterized by certain behaviors that affect listening effectiveness. Level 1 has the highest potential for understanding, retention and effective communication; level 3 has the lowest.
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Why Listening Is Important
All My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, (Jam. 1:19) Listening is one of the most important of all leadership skills. The wise leader will be able to declare the words of Elihu: I waited while you spoke, I listened to your reasoning; while you were searching for [...]
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How Followers Influence Their Leaders — Part 2
All leaders can improve in their leadership. In our previous Letter, we saw that we can help our leaders improve by overcoming the barrier between leaders and followers, by being realistic in our expectations of them, and by striving to understand them.
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How Followers Influence Their Leaders — Part 1
At some point, most followers complain about their leaders. Some of the most common complaints are: • “My leader will not listen to me.” • “He will not encourage me.” • “He will not recognize my efforts.”
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Characteristics of Healthy Followers — Part 4
Everything does not depend upon the leader. If our churches and Christian ministries are to be healthy, every member must take responsibility for the whole, functioning actively and thoughtfully.
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Characteristics of Healthy Followers — Part 3
If our churches and Christian ministries are to be healthy, every member must take responsibility for the whole, functioning actively and thoughtfully. Our last two Letters examined the first five out of eleven characteristics of effective followers. We saw that healthy followers obey, encourage, take responsibility, give advice and [...]
Malcolm Webber
Characteristics of Healthy Followers — Part 2
For our churches and Christian ministries to be healthy, every member must take responsibility for the whole; every member must function actively and thoughtfully. Our last Letter began to study eleven characteristics of effective followers. We saw that healthy followers obey, encourage and take responsibility. Here are the next two [...]
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Characteristics of Healthy Followers — Part 1
In our last Letter we looked at five kinds of followers: the alienated follower, the conformist, the passive follower, the pragmatic survivor and the effective follower. This Letter will begin to study eleven characteristics of effective followers.
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Kinds of Followers
The definition of a healthy human body is one in which all the parts function properly. If one part of the body does not function properly we consider the body to be sick or disabled. It is the same in the Body of Christ. For the church – or any Christian ministry or organization – to grow to maturity and to fulfill her purpose in God, [...]
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