Listening Culture Quotes

In some South Pacific cultures, a speaker holds a conch shell as a symbol of temporary position of authority. Leaders must understand who holds the conch that is, who should be listened to and when.

A wisdom deficit - fewer elders and even fewer people who listen to them.

Happy the generation where the great listen to the small, for it follows that in such a generation the small will listen to the great.

It does not good to shout anyone down….There will be no shouting.

In the industrial age, the CEO sat on the top of the hierarchy and didn't have to listen to anybody ... In the information age, you have to listen to the ideas of people regardless of where they are in the organization.

Curiosity at work isn't a matter of style. It's much more powerful than that. If you're the boss, and you manage by asking questions, you're laying the foundation for the culture of your company or your group. You're letting people know that the boss is willing to listen.

It's time Africa started listening to our young people instead of always telling them what to do.

I think we should all learn to listen more to America.

Any company large enough to have a research lab is too large to listen to it.

In the wake of the San Francisco scene, ears were alive. It was a listening generation.

It's hard to get someone to sit down and listen to an album in its entirety.

When a quiet introvert talks, heads turn, and that's power.