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The Power of Genuine Listening in Business

12 Mar 2024 · 0 min

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In this brief talk, the speaker argues that true listening in business means fully understanding a client’s expressed needs and, when you cannot meet those needs directly, guiding them toward solutions that ultimately benefit them—even if it doesn’t provide immediate profit for you. This act of genuine listening plants a “seed” that can grow into future opportunities, likened to the fairy‑tale beanstalk. The speaker criticizes the common tendency to prioritize short‑term dollars, which leads to rushed, poorly planned interactions and a failure to listen effectively.

If you were truly listening and a company told you what they needed and/or wanted and you could not do it, but you could direct them in a way that where it would benefit them, even though it doesn't benefit you, that is a seed that will sprout like Johnny and the Beanstalk at some time in the future. That's right. But it's truly listening. And which is why I said we're really garbage at it because we don't— we try to fit something in there because we want the dollars right now, which means that you didn't plan appropriately at