John Barrett's Leadership Mantra: Listening is the New Talking
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Verdict
"Leaders must listen first" might as well be engraved on corporate water coolers across the globe. This platitude has been doing the rounds since humanity discovered that ears are good for more than just holding up glasses. In this post, John Barrett takes us through another journey into cliché-land with "people feel valued when they feel heard," a sentiment so overused it could replace elevator muzak in HR departments everywhere. The hashtags, a veritable tribute to every corporate buzzword from #ServantLeadership to #EmotionalIntelligence, aim to lend some gravitas but end up feeling like a LinkedIn algorithm sacrifice. It's not quite self-promotion, but when someone hashtags their own name twice for emphasis, one begins to suspect they're shouting into the void.
The post expresses a common sentiment about listening in leadership, hinting at personal experience without overt self-promotion.
While there are hashtags reflecting expertise, the content itself does not rely heavily on credentials.
'Leaders must listen first' is a basic assertion lacking depth or new insight.
The message is straightforward and consistent with the medium of LinkedIn.
There’s minimal direct promotion of services or products; it leans more toward general advice.
'People feel valued when they feel heard' epitomizes well-worn corporate platitudes.