1. The ancient Greek sage Socrates said: God gave man two ears and two eyes, but only one mouth, in order to make him hear more, see more and speak less. A few words vividly and profoundly illustrate the importance of "listening". I once read a story like this: There was a father and son who quarreled endlessly as soon as they met. The son thought his father was nagging, and the father thought his son was disobedient.
Once the son said: "Dad, you have never listened carefully to a word I said. Now I just want you to repeat what I said." The father agreed. When the father repeated his son's words, he realized that his son was so sensible. The relationship between father and son became very harmonious and they became good friends.
It turns out that this father is the general manager of a large company. He is usually very busy and autocratic. He always looks at problems with his own ideas and never listens to his son seriously. Later, at work, he also began to listen carefully to his subordinates, and the company's performance began to rise.
2. One day, Dale Carnegie went to New York to attend an important dinner. At this dinner, he met a world-renowned botanist. Dale Carnegie did not say a few words to the botanist from beginning to end, but listened intently.
However, after the dinner, the botanist praised Dale Carnegie to the host, saying that he was an "encouraging" person at the dinner and an "interesting conversationalist." ". In fact, Carnegie didn't say much, he just allowed himself to listen carefully, but he won the favor of the botanist.
3. The famous American host Linklater interviewed a child one day and asked him: "What do you want to be when you grow up?" The child innocently replied: "I want to be a plane pilot!" Linklater then asked: "If one day, your plane flies over the Pacific Ocean and all the engines stall, what will you do?"
The child thought for a while and said: "I will tell the plane first The other person fastened his seat belt, and then I hung up my parachute and jumped out first." When the audience was shaking with laughter, Linklater continued to stare at the child. Unexpectedly, the child burst into tears after two lines. Only then did Linklater realize that the child's compassion was far beyond what words could describe.
So Linklater asked him: "Why do you do this?" The child's answer revealed a child's sincere thoughts: "I'm going to get fuel, and I have to come back! I have to come back!" "What makes the host unique is that he is able to let the children finish speaking, and when the audience is laughing, he still maintains the kindness, calmness and patience that a listener should have, which makes Lin Clete heard the kindest, purest, and clearest words from this child’s heart.
4. Someone once asked Japan's "God of Management" Konosuke Matsushita for business tips. He said: "First of all, you must listen carefully to the opinions of others."
The legacy of Konosuke Matsushita One of the lasting impressions on visitors was that he was a good listener. A person who once visited him described it this way: "Meeting Matsushita Konosuke was a relaxed and pleasant thing. I didn't feel at all that he was Japan's leading management guru.
He was not arrogant at all and treated me very well. He listened very carefully to the questions raised, and from time to time he kindly chimed in with "Ah, really," without any disdain. Seeing that he was so amiable, I couldn't help but want to inquire: Where does Mr. Matsushita's business wisdom lie? What? After investigation, I finally came to the conclusion: good at listening.”
5. Mr. House was the Vice President of the United States when President Wilson was in office, and he did a very good job. One of his friends once commented: "Mr. House has always been a good listener. The reason why he was able to serve as Wilson's vice president may be mostly due to his attitude of listening to others. Because House and Wilson first When they met in New York, he used his strategy of being good at listening to win Wilson's favor and also attracted Wilson's attention.
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