Joshua ElkingtonFounder and General Partner at Axial

Richard Scheller on listening and feedback

Name: Richard Scheller on listening and feedback
Uploaded: 2024-04-30T18:24:08+00:00
Duration: 1 min
Channel: Joshua Elkington
Description: Richard Scheller keeps hearing from family, colleagues, and his spouse that he comes across as aloof, dismissive, and arrogant. He admits he needs to…

30 Apr 2024 · 1 min

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Richard Scheller keeps hearing from family, colleagues, and his spouse that he comes across as aloof, dismissive, and arrogant. He admits he needs to become a better listener and genuinely respect others' opinions. In academia, his suggestions are often ignored by postdocs and students, while in industry settings his ideas get acted on more directly.

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You know, you say— people say I'm aloof, dismissive, and arrogant, and I can't understand this. I mean, my parents said that, my wife says that, my colleagues at Stanford say that, you know, you say that. I cannot figure out how you're all wrong in the same way. So, basically found that you need to be a much better listener. You need to really, really respect folks and their opinions. But it is very— it is different in industry compared to being here. I think part of the reason that people found me quite brash was the fact that here when I said something, nobody actually did what I said. Or, you know, they— hopefully they at least marginally considered it. But then they would go, not really. I mean, postdocs, students, I mean, they go do really what they