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George Nemeth · links for 2009-02-06
February 6th, 2009
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Being a good listener isn't nearly enough. People have to be able to trust you. A better question is "Are we really earning the trust of the community so our conversations lead to action?"
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February 6th, 2009 at 10:15 am
An important, and mature insight all too lacking.
There are several motives for listening but not really willing to hear. One is it diffuses anger. It is not uncommon to let people blow off steam as a potent mental opiate of the masses.
Takes the energy out of counter movements which could create radical change nicely.
I’m still waiting for “the sound of action” to echo the sound of ideas. Consequently keywords like listening, ideas, (increasingly networks/networking) have become the mantra of fecklessness.
Trendy buzzwords tacked onto insubstantial claptrap are giving away the truly ineffectual new age 2.0 crowd.
I’ve been to the Burning Man meets Cluster economics love-ins and all I got to show for it was this “I got Linked” shirt.