On his blog Tim Sanders makes a great point about the power of what he calls “powerless listening”. Really, what he suggests is that the most powerful listening we can practice is to listen empathically by stepping into the other person’s shoes. Trying to feel the other persons emotions without rushing to own conclusions and clouding the situation by making quick judgments, giving advice from your own standpoint. That is really the most respectful type of listening. It is probably also the most challenging type of listening for most people because it takes the longest and the most patience.
I wrote an entry about Emotional Intelligence as part of becoming a Centered Leader a while back. This is definitely one of the corner stones for becoming such a leader. Centered Leadership has much to do with respecting the other person’s emotions and respecting the pace at which the other person needs to feel and process the emotions.
Tim Sanders shared a nice personal story to illuminate the power of “powerless listening”:
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