The Tools Every Leader Needs in Their Toolkit: Active Listening

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Leadership and building a ministry or business requires resourcefulness. As leaders, we need a lot less than we think, when we use our creativity.</span></p> <p>This month’s them came while writing the script for a previous episode. I started thinking about how I use some form of writing everyday in my business and the other skills I’ve had to acquire to be an entrepreneurial leader.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This week I want to talk about the tool of active listening. </span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Active listening goes hand in hand with coaching and</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">requires a level of self discipline.</span></p> <p>//</p> <p>Show Notes</p> <p>Center for Creative Leadership:  "Using Active Listening to Coach Others" <a href= "https://www.ccl.org/articles/leading-effectively-articles/coaching-others-use-active-listening-skills/"> https://www.ccl.org/articles/leading-effectively-articles/coaching-others-use-active-listening-skills/</a></p> <p class="p1"><a title="ICF Core Competency Active Listening" href= "https://coachingfederation.org/core-competencies#:~:text=Active%20Listening%E2%80%94Ability%20to%20focus,coach's%20agenda%20for%20the%20client." target="_blank" rel="noopener">ICF (International Coaching Federation) Core Competency: Active Listening</a></p> <p class="p1">Developing the Leader Within You by John Maxwell</p> <p class="p1">Developing the Leader Around You by John Maxwell</p> <p><strong>//</strong></p> <p>Join us for our Fall Activation Circle.<br /> A circle is an intimate group of women who clap for and challenge each other!<br /> <br /> The StrongHer.me Activation Circle is a group coaching accelerator for women on a mission to lead more confidently and authentically.<br /> ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀<br /> Full details about this unique experience can be found at stronger.me/activationcircle. </p> <p><strong>//</strong></p> <p><a href= "https://www.amazon.com/STRONG-Womanhood-Growth-Journal-Activate/dp/0578545888/"> <span style="font