Kathrin O’Sullivan is an experienced organization development consultant, facilitator, executive coach and speaker with twenty years of experience in the tech industry. She is based in Silicon Valley and works internationally.
Kathrin believes that in service of creating a world where everyone can thrive, we need smart leaders who are curious, grounded, open, and passionate about what they do. In times where command and control approaches do more harm than good, effective leadership requires presence, deep listening, truth-telling, and compassionate, wise action. Despite the “always on” pressure of their daily reality, the most powerful and effective leaders cultivate time for silence and introspection in order to sharpen their intellect and access their intuition. This allows authentic and effective leadership which inspires everyone to give their best, even in times of uncertainty and constant change.
In this episode, Kathrin provides lots of insightful information on listening. As she uncovers the different levels and ways of listening, she will also reveal the power of listening with value and understanding the emotions that go with it. Furthermore, Kathrin will give us different perspectives on how listening impacts critical discussions and yields optimal results in the solution process, people engagement and key relationship building.
“We can choose to listen in different ways. When we choose consciously how we want to do that, then, we’re already present.”
- Kathrin O’Sullivan
Timestamps:
02:04 – Kathrin details how working in sales made her realize the importance of listening
03:34 – Different levels of listening that the training she attended focused on
05:05 – How listening intently with another person will lead to a meaningful discussion results to a practical solution thinking
07:00 – Defining who are you as a listener that may prevent from listening well and keeping an open mind
08:12 – Other ways of listening and how these impacts the engagement to other people
16:32 – The benefits of doing the five-minute guided breathing exercise in listening
18:12 – The critical attention a problem needs if it keeps resurfacing
20:02 – Talking about assumptions and how to take these into a different perspective
24:38 – The power of listening to the value and emotions
29:51 – Building a relationship when people feel heard and valued
31:15 – Getting to the conflict stage when not listening
32:23 – The vulnerability that requires to listen
40:19 – Using internal tools in human technology
45:58 – Kathrin’s plans in the future
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