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“If a leader goes with their gut, it should be after listening first to people they trust.”

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Author:Andy Stanley

“Leaders who want to show sensitivity should listen often and long and talk short and seldom. Many so-called leaders are too busy to listen. True leaders know that time spent listening is well invested.”

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Book:Spiritual Leadership: Principles of Excellence For Every Believer

Source: Spiritual Leadership: Principles of Excellence For Every Believer

“Lead by listening - to be a good leader you have to be a great listener.”

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Author:Richard Branson

“Students are suffering under incredibly high tuitions and high student loan interest rates. They graduate from school, and they're having a very difficult time finding a job. They don't feel as though there are honest leaders who are listening to them, and who will be a part of the solution.”

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Author:Tulsi Gabbard

“I believe a good leader brings out the best in people by listening to them, trusting in them, believing in them, respecting them and letting them have a go.”

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Author:Richard Branson

“What we do wrong with teenagers is we talk down to you instead of treating you as equals. Adults complain that you're not good listeners but really, adults are not listening to what you're trying to tell us. We're always trying to give you advice. We should treat you with lots of respect and dignity and groom you to be future leaders.”

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Author:Deepak Chopra

“There are many qualities of a great leader. Passion is one, empathy is another, listening is another, decisiveness is another. I think a great leader makes people feel comfortable, so that they feel that they're allowed to be stupid, they're not afraid to give their opinions.”

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Author:Sherry Lansing

“One of the most important things in any leader or in any successful approach is to focus on connecting with people and really listening to them. We shouldn't just be saying, oh yes, the people are protesting. We need to ask them why they are protesting and try and figure out if there is something we can do to bring them in and respond to those concerns. That's not populism - that's being thoughtfully open to the fact that our citizens are allowed to have, and are even justified in having, very real concerns and questions for the people responsible for serving them.”

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Author:Justin Trudeau

“The ear of the leader must ring with the voices of the people.”

Source: The Political Thought of Woodrow Wilson