82% Of Your Employees Will Leave You For This
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“We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak.” — Epictetus
Listening is the single most essential skill in business, particularly in dental practice. Poor listening skills may lead to assumptions and misunderstanding that will eventually result in ineffective decisions and costly mistakes. It further deteriorates team cohesion and causes a lot of tension and stress.
Effective listening should be attentive, responsive, and active. Pay close attention to non-verbal expressions to understand and decode the messages correctly. Functional listening promotes healthy organizational relationships, encourages creativity and innovation, and fosters a positive culture among employees and the organization.
In this episode, I will talk about dental business owners retain great employees, nurture their growth, and provide them with tools for success to keep them dedicated to their practice, your leadership, and your customers — all because of active listening.
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Key Quotes:
- “When somebody leaves the nest and they graduate, these parents extend the trust that they will find good workplaces that take care of them.”
- “Good employees leave and you think that they leave for more money, but that’s not the case.”
- “The first key to active listening is giving someone all of your attention.”
- “The second step is to step into the conversations with genuine curiosity.”
- “Active listening means digging deeper because they don’t know how to articulate themselves and you need to ask exploratory questions.”
- “If you’re able to listen and they’re able to be heard, sometimes that’s enough for their needs to be met immediately.”
- “If you give your team, your patients, an undivided attention and you dive deeper to fully understand them, they will be committed and loyal to you and you can continue this reciprocal exchange because the offspring of active listening is trust.”
Featured on the Show:
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- Book: Everybody Matters: The Extraordinary Power of Caring for Your People Like Family by Bob Chapman and Raj Sisodia
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