What the world needs now is listening, sweet listening!

<strong><u>Show Notes</u></strong>: Children, parents, couples, and the world would be far better off if we’d all learn to listen to each other; here’s how to accomplish this. <p>People around the world believe that feminine qualities of leadership correlate more strongly with making the world a better place. Listening, collaboration, and empathy are some of the qualities most needed.</p> <p>Dr. Jordan describes some of the benefits of listening including increasing your leadership potential.</p> <p>Dr. Jordan describes how he teaches girls the skills for handling conflicts directly and effectively. This includes listening, getting into the shoes of other people, and creating win-win agreements.</p> <p>Parents and kids can learn from Dr. Jordan’s turtle & the hailstorm metaphor for better communication that allows parents to remain an influence in their daughter’s lives.</p> <p>One of the biggest deterrents to good listening is people being distracted and multitasking. Learn here some of the research about the negative effects of multitasking.</p> <p>Girls need to learn to cultivate quiet, alone time to listen to themselves, to access their intuition, and to follow their urges.</p> <p>Dr. Jordan also discusses the importance of parents modeling good listening with their spouses.</p>