When it comes to Diversity and Inclusion, one hidden bias continues to hold businesses back: linguistic bias. This hidden bias affects much more than just non-offensive language, influencing the way we judge people from the moment they open their mouths. Where do these biases come from? How do they hinder hiring and promotion decisions? How… Continue reading Breaking the Language Barrier and Fostering Inclusion: How Linguistic Bias Impacts Business and Diversity with Heather Hansen
Author: Raquel Ark
Conversations about Getting Real: Unlock Authentic Leadership through Listening and Curiosity
What are the triggers that make you boiling mad? Do you notice what happens to you and the voices in your head when you feel like someone doesn’t understand you or does something “against” you? Do you want people to see and appreciate you for who you really are? And how do we authentically become… Continue reading Conversations about Getting Real: Unlock Authentic Leadership through Listening and Curiosity
More Practical Ways to Get People to Listen to You: The Practice of High-Quality Listening
As Raquel traveled back to Germany from visiting her family, she brought along stories that spoke volumes of her purpose in life – practicing and being surprised by our listening superpower. Reflecting on a routine she had while traveling as a younger person, she took time to look at the window from a cloud perspective… Continue reading More Practical Ways to Get People to Listen to You: The Practice of High-Quality Listening
Reflecting on 2022: Tips on How to Help People Listen to YOU Better for Facilitating More Intentional Listening in 2023
On the shortest day of the year, known as the Winter Solstice, Raquel takes a moment to reflect on 2022. What brought you light this year? As the days start to get longer and extend, what would you like to extend further from 2022 into 2023? And as we take the opportunity to reflect on… Continue reading Reflecting on 2022: Tips on How to Help People Listen to YOU Better for Facilitating More Intentional Listening in 2023
Quietly Powerful: Unlocking the Leadership Superpower of Quiet Leaders with Megumi Miki
Have you ever thought you would not be an effective leader just because you are a naturally quiet person? Or are you only recruiting leaders who are outspoken and seem confident? We have long been stuck in a narrow and outdated view of what good leadership looks, sounds, and feels like. Often we assume there’s… Continue reading Quietly Powerful: Unlocking the Leadership Superpower of Quiet Leaders with Megumi Miki
Elite Communications Skills as a Competitive Advantage, Think Clearly and Communicate Concisely with Joe McCormack
In a noisy world with so many distractions pulling us in different directions, it is easy to get lost and not make sense of what people are trying to communicate. This is true for both the person listening and the one being listened to. Listening with purposeful intention and saying the most important things first… Continue reading Elite Communications Skills as a Competitive Advantage, Think Clearly and Communicate Concisely with Joe McCormack
Celebrating “Listen In” to “Listening Superpower”: Behind the Podcast Scene and What’s Next!
Listen in podcast has reached a milestone, and we’re celebrating! You’re in for a treat, of course. You’ve heard Raquel mention her son, Luke, often in the interviews. How about Luke interviewing his mother, Raquel, for a change? The tables are turned, and Raquel becomes the interviewee. Get an inside look at Raquel’s journey into… Continue reading Celebrating “Listen In” to “Listening Superpower”: Behind the Podcast Scene and What’s Next!
Listen In is Soon Relaunching! Are you ready for the big news?
Hello everyone. My name is Raquel Ark. I am the host of the Listen in with Raquel Ark podcast, and this podcast has been around, I can’t believe it, for over three years, and I’m coming up to the 50th podcast. Started as a hobby and has turned into a passion. What the Show is… Continue reading Listen In is Soon Relaunching! Are you ready for the big news?
#Self-Listening as a Powerful Tool to Help You Get #Unstuck and Keep Going with Robbie Swale
How can listening to yourself be an ultimate superpower to live the life you want? Robbie Swale is a leadership coach, author, and podcaster, whose work focuses on creativity, coaching, and leading with honor. His time is split between his coaching business, writing, and various associate work. He supports coaches to grow their businesses and… Continue reading #Self-Listening as a Powerful Tool to Help You Get #Unstuck and Keep Going with Robbie Swale
#Listening Research and its Power with Associate Professor Guy Itzchakov
High-quality listening has a lot of power to impact challenging conversations, engagement and burnout. And we are only at the beginning of learning about the potential of listening and what is possible. In this episode, we dive into current research and open questions. Guy Itzchakov, an Associate Professor in the Department of Human Services at… Continue reading #Listening Research and its Power with Associate Professor Guy Itzchakov
The Listening School Impacting Relationships and Society One Listening Ear at a Time with Ebele Chukwujama
Often we don’t notice it, but as leaders taking on varied roles in one’s personal and professional life, we find ourselves hearing and not listening. When we truly dial into our listening intelligence, that’s when it strengthens connections and improves relationships that reinforce the human capacity for positive societal change. Ebele Chukwujama is a Chief… Continue reading The Listening School Impacting Relationships and Society One Listening Ear at a Time with Ebele Chukwujama
Empowering Voices for Social Impact and Connecting Communities with Ramona Houston
Everyone has the capacity to make a difference on the social challenges that face us every day. Helping financially is one way, yet there are so many other ways we can have social impact. Building relationships in our communities where all voices are heard and considered in a foundation building block to create a collective… Continue reading Empowering Voices for Social Impact and Connecting Communities with Ramona Houston
Be a Superstar Communicator: How to Speak to be Noticed, Respected, and Heard with Susan Heaton-Wright
How can we speak in a way that will drive people to easily listen and understand our message? Learn the art of communication with us today, so you can be noticed, respected, and heard as you speak! Susan Heaton-Wright is the founder of SuperStar Communicator, where she helps empower individuals and teams to be impactful,… Continue reading Be a Superstar Communicator: How to Speak to be Noticed, Respected, and Heard with Susan Heaton-Wright
Managing Remote Teams: How to Achieve Together When Everyone is Working from Home with Luke Szyrmer
When working with a team, how do you effectively help each other while knowing that emotions are and will always be part of communicating? Lots of things are being done in a company with all the skills of different employees. By combining the I’s to form the we, we allow everyone to show up in… Continue reading Managing Remote Teams: How to Achieve Together When Everyone is Working from Home with Luke Szyrmer
The #Listening #Coach Unlocking #Potential towards growth and fulfillment by Jane Adshead Grant
As we live in a world where there are lots of distractions, be that from modern technology or from people constantly telling us what to do, we often forget that as humans, we yearn to be noticed and heard too. Just as how important it is for us to listen to others, we also shouldn’t… Continue reading The #Listening #Coach Unlocking #Potential towards growth and fulfillment by Jane Adshead Grant
Aligning #Communication and Building a Strong #Listening #Culture Through Listening Training with Laura Janusik
How do we develop a listening culture that helps us listen more effectively to create better relationships in our personal lives and at work? One way is through listening training using meta-cognitive strategies. Learning how to listen to our listening behaviors WHILE we are listening, so that we can grow and adjust for more impact.… Continue reading Aligning #Communication and Building a Strong #Listening #Culture Through Listening Training with Laura Janusik
‘Listening 2by2: A Paradigm Shift for Leaders’
Leadership can get lonely. And when under pressure, it’s often hard to be vulnerable in front of your team members. It can feel like the weight of decision-making and responsibility falls all on you. What if there were another way. One that could create a transformative culture where everyone is heard and valued, giving rise… Continue reading ‘Listening 2by2: A Paradigm Shift for Leaders’
The Power of #Listening to #Feedback for #Transformation in Schools and Organizations with Sharif El-Mekki, Black Educator Development
Have you ever asked your child, your student, your employee, your organization, your customer…. How do you experience our leadership? How do you experience this policy? How do you experience me as a parent? And what would you like to experience? In this episode, Sharif shares examples and stories as to how to shift dynamics… Continue reading The Power of #Listening to #Feedback for #Transformation in Schools and Organizations with Sharif El-Mekki, Black Educator Development
Dynamic Reteaming: Mastering Team Change for Excellence Using Your Listening Muscle with Heidi Helfand
We live in a world of ever-changing team dynamics. How do we use listening and communication as a tool to help individuals and teams adapt well to change, manage conflicts and challenges, learn and grow? How do team structures influence finding solutions to big challenges while creating meaningful people experiences? And what are the various… Continue reading Dynamic Reteaming: Mastering Team Change for Excellence Using Your Listening Muscle with Heidi Helfand
The Mission Of A Lifetime: Lessons From The Men Who Went To The #Moon with Basil Hero
What would happen if we would stop talking past each other and start becoming listeners just like astronauts who went to the moon? Discover how to listen like the Astronauts who went to the moon. Not only was it a life or death critical skill, listening also transformed how they understood the the world, humanity… Continue reading The Mission Of A Lifetime: Lessons From The Men Who Went To The #Moon with Basil Hero
#Advocating for #Children by #Listening with #Compassion as the New Curriculum with Stephen Ritz
How can we teach and nourish children so that small changes have a significant impact on their transformation as well as helping our planet? And what do growing plants and listening have in common for this transformation to be possible? Stephen Ritz is an internationally acclaimed, award-winning educator, author of best-selling book, The Power Of… Continue reading #Advocating for #Children by #Listening with #Compassion as the New Curriculum with Stephen Ritz
How Do Children Listen? And What Can We Do to Help Children Learn How to Listen with Laura Hargraves
Enjoy this inspiring conversation with author Laura Hargraves, an ASHA-certified speech-language pathologist with an extensive background in the rehabilitation and healthcare field. Recently, her career has focused on public school settings, allowing her to observe how the need for listening skills has become even more critical. And more importantly, what we can do about it.… Continue reading How Do Children Listen? And What Can We Do to Help Children Learn How to Listen with Laura Hargraves