Wisdom in Business?
AUTHOR: JOHN F. KELLY Wisdom in business, what is it? Can a business even have Wisdom? Surely Wisdom comes from the people within the business? Why does the title of this piece have a question mark? Why am I asking so many questions? Let me say that this article is what I might call an…
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A friend of mine asked me recently, when was the last time I listened unconditionally for 20 minutes to some one that I love? And when I say unconditionally, what he meant was just listening: listening to what it is they have to say – really listening, fully listening. How well do we listen…
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