Why Smart Leaders Stop Listening RAW Leadership - Steve Barker Why Smart Leaders Stop Listening — And What Your Ego Has To Do With It Have you ever wondered why your team has stopped telling you things? Why they don't challenge you like they used to? Why they seem to be doing their own thing? Or why communication just doesn't seem to be as good as it once was? We often assume there's a communication problem. But what if the problem isn't that your team has stopped communicating? What if...

How do we truly listen as a Leader? RAW Leadership - Steve Barker Most leadership courses teach people how to communicate.Very few teach leaders how to listen. After more than three decades leading people in military and civilian environments, I've come to believe that poor communication is rarely the real problem. More often than not, the issue sits much deeper.It's ego.Now, before you stop reading because the word 'ego' feels a little confronting, let me explain. I'm not talking about...

RAW Leadership Podcast Ep 51 - Why Emotional Intelligence isn’t Soft _ Steve Barker ...It's actually a Leadership Advantage There is still a belief in some workplaces that emotional intelligence is somehow the “soft” side of leadership. That empathy is soft. That understanding people is soft. That creating psychological safety is soft. That caring about the people you lead somehow means lowering your standards or avoiding difficult conversations. I couldn't disagree more. Emotional...