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July 16, 2008 LISTENING LEADER LAZER LESSONS A VIRTUOSO IGNORED The following story from "Daily Bread" (March 2008) shows the power of being ignored A man wearing jeans, a T-shirt, and a baseball cap positioned himself against a wall beside a trash can at the L’Enfant Plaza station in Washington, D.C. No one knew it, but the man playing outside the Metro was Joshua Bell, one of the finest classical musicians in the world, playing some of the most elegant music ever written on a $3.5 million Stradivarius. He pulled out a violin and began to play. In the next 43 minutes, as he performed six classical pieces, 1,097 people passed by ignoring him. But no crowd gathered for the virtuoso. “It was a strange feeling that people were actually……ignoring me.” said Bell. LISTENING LEADER LAZER LESSON: Imagine the value you can receive when you really listen to others….rather than ignore them. LISTENING LEADERSHIP BEHAVIOR INVENTORY IS ACCESSIBLE. Do you know how others perceive how you listen? Find out by taking the Listening Leadership Behavior Inventory (LLBI). The LLBI is a 360 evaluation, web-based tool that is designed to assess how you perceive your own listening behaviors and also how others perceive how you listen. Listening Leadership® is the process of guiding yourself and others to positive results through the power of listening. The first half of your 22 page, individualized and comprehensive report will present information on your scores on each of the Ten Listening Leader Golden Rules. The second half of the report will present the comparison between your scores and your observer scores. The gap analysis of the 10 Golden Rules shows the difference in perception between your scores and your observers' scores. The fee for the LLBI is $55. To purchase the inventory and receive your 7 digit registration code, please go to www.ListeningLeaders.com BECOME CERTIFIED TO TEACH LISTENING LEADERSHIP IN YOUR ORGANIZATION. You will become fully equipped to deliver a unique and proven Workshop that provides practical and measurable results. For certification details, go to www.ListeningLeaders.com LISTENING LEADERS: THE TEN GOLDEN RULES TO LISTEN, LEAD & SUCCEED By Dr. Lyman K. Steil & Dr. Richard K. Bommelje Publisher: Beaver’s Pond Press (ISBN 1-59298-073-2) A pioneering book that directly connects listening with leadership.Based on more than 50 collective years of work with listening leaders throughout the world, Dr. Steil and Dr. Bommelje have created 10 practical, proven, and priceless rules to enhance everyone's listening and leadership success. Although outstanding leaders are outstanding listeners, most leaders have neglected the development of their listening attitudes, skills and knowledge. “This is the most significant book ever written on listening and leadership and will profit leaders at all levels in all types of organizations and enterprises.” Dr. Ralph Nichols, Father of the Field of Listening ORDER YOUR COPY at www.ListeningLeaders.com or www.amazon.com Listening Leaders is a weekly e-mail newsletter for people who understand the value of Listening Leadership in their life. It is brought to you by the INTERNATIONAL LISTENING LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE We welcome your comments, suggestions and questions. Please e-mail: ClientServices@ListeningLeaders.com. Also, please visit our website: www.ListeningLeaders.com Join our Golden Circle of Listening Leaders who are spreading Listening Leadership attitude, skills and knowledge worldwide! Forward your copy to anyone you believe will benefit from reading The Listening Leaders! COPYRIGHT AND REPRINTS Reprint permission is granted when the following credit appears: "© International Listening Leadership Institute. Reprinted with permission from ‘“The Listening Leaders Newsletter,' a weekly Internet newsletter”. For your own personal subscription, go to www.ListeningLeaders.com" PRIVACY STATEMENT Your e-mail address is absolutely confidential. We will NEVER give, sell or share your address with anyone. Subscribe Cancel Update Dr. Lyman K. (Manny) Steil 25 Robb Farm Road St. Paul, MN 55127 651-483-3597 LKS@ListeningLeaders.com Dr. Richard K. (Rick) Bommelje 8530 Amber Oak Dr Orlando, FL 32817 407-679-7280 RKB@ListeningLeaders.com © 2007 by International Listening Leadership Institute. All rights reserved

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