Listening Now Blog

We’ve all had this happen.  We’re talking to someone, sharing an experience, telling a story, possibly having a whinge, sharing an anecdote.  We may say something like: “So I was talking to my boss the other day at work and she was saying that a new restructure in our division is on the way.  There’s [...]

Group 61 was founded by John and Margaret Fox in Brisbane, Australia, with the purpose of building friendships with people with mental illnesses.  The people living with these illnesses are living alone and experiencing a degree of isolation that would be harmful to someone in complete mental health, let alone someone living with schizophrenia, depression, [...]

Most of us think we know what great listening is about.  I mean, you can see when it’s happening, right?  Weelll,a lot of what makes for outstanding listening happens beneath the surface and in between the words.  It has to do with space.  Good listeners use space.  Outstanding listeners create and inspire space. Space you [...]

I’ve been thinking a lot about listening prowess over the last 18 months. Well, I’ve been consciously interested in listening and what it means to people for over 10 years as it’s been a big part of my work as a corporate facilitator. But it’s really been since the whole I’m Listening Now thing started [...]