Johann Lamont Quotes

It's important for people to give every leader the chance to step forward and look for ways to have dialogue.

Making those around you feel invisible is the opposite of leadership.

Everyone has a responsibility to not only tolerate another person's point of view, but also to accept it eagerly as a challenge to your own understanding. And express those challenges in terms of serving other people.

Let's use our stories to encourage listening to one another and to hear not just the good news, but also the pain that lies at the back of a lot of people's stories and histories.

Communication leads to community, that is, to understanding, intimacy and mutual valuing.

Our message of opportunity and inclusion is, I think, a very powerful message that does indeed speak to Americans, but we've got to do a better job of listening.

I think there's plenty of folks out there, whether they agree with me or not, they appreciate the fact that you're listening to them. And I think that's how you win.

Empowering those around you to be heard and valued makes the difference between a leader who simply instructs and one who inspires.

We have to be leaders and sacrifice our own egos and be humble and go in and figure out what their values are, and then speak to those values.

In order for us to have changes in society, we have to do a better job with listening to each other, listening to stories, listening to experiences and sharing things. That's the way you're able to come to a better understanding of people in general. We have to do a better job in society. It starts at the top.

Inclusion and transparency have been mainstays of my leadership. It's about education and reaching out.

Connecting with Canadians isn't about what you say, it's about what you're listening to. It's about what you understand.

The best way to persuade people is with your ears - by listening to them.

Silence may be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than to listen to him?

Some people think that you have to be the loudest voice in the room to make a difference. That is just not true. Often, the best thing we can do is turn down the volume. When the sound is quieter, you can actually hear what someone else is saying. And that can make a world of difference.

I like it now when kids stare at me, because it is a way of starting a dialogue. And it is far better than them not looking at you at all. Nothing is worse than not being seen.

It's my job that if somebody wants to have a discussion about something, I'm certainly sensitive to that, and I'm willing to do it.

I remember very vividly what it's like to be a child. The adults you liked were the ones who listened to you when you spoke and gave you time to say what you wanted to say and actually listened, and quite often reacted as a result of what you'd said.

It's important for me who is at the table with me; the moment when everyone speaks to each other and everyone listens. If there's good food, it's much better.

Change happens by listening and then starting a dialogue with the people who are doing something you don't believe is right.

When you least expect it, someone may actually listen to what you have to say.

Folks want to be listened to, they want to be heard.

We must win the common people in every corner. This will be obtained chiefly by means of the schools, and by open, hearty behaviour, show, condescention, popularity, and toleration of their prejudices, which we shall at leisure root out and dispel

We cannot learn from one another until we stop shouting at one another

When people feel they’re heard and understood, they’ll listen.