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If you say you’re listening but you really aren’t, here are the three components of how to listen and mean it. The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, fee-based network of influential leaders, ...

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While watching a TV interview last week, I was struck by the lack of basic listening skills in the interaction between the two professionals. They interrupted, talked over and misinterpreted each ...