A good entrepreneur must have the soul of a leader. The success of an organization or company, is determined by the leader. Center circle of leadership is communication. Communication is an art or a way to communicate something, to get others to understand us. "Communication is the most important skill in life. We spend most of our awake hours to communicate "said Stephen R. Covey. Subordinates in solving problems, we tend to rush in, to fix things with good advice. But we often fail, especially the failure to take the time to diagnose the problem to really understand in depth the problem first. We usually try to dimengeri first. Most people do not listen with the intention of frightening, but they heard to answer. They are ready to talk, filtering everything through their own paradigms, reading their autobiography into other people's lives. To try to understand first, we need a paradigm shift that is not easy. We have been taught since childhood to speak, write and read. We are not taught, how good to hear that. Heard there are several levels, ranging from not trying to hear, pretending to listen, to hear only the part that we enjoy it, listen with full attention and active listening Active Listening is the central point of communication. Active listening more effectively used, if
other person has a problem. Starting from problems experienced by children, teenagers, their parents until problems in the company. Active listening goal is to help the other person go from a problem that looks to the underlying problems or real problems, prevent you from giving solving problems, helping the other person to solve problems independently and stimulate a warmer relationship.
Active listening is to hear the response to words, intentions and feelings of the speaker. In response, words, intentions and feelings of other person, then the other person would be delighted, because feelings can dilesap little by little, could be more friendly and more profound love. The other person will begin to listen to you and become more responsible. You do not have to be "super people".
One of my staff, often not in the office. Usually the personnel to call and ask him to come in and given a warning kadangkali. Often it is precisely these employees often do not even work. My experience teaches that not so in the employee handle. I am doing with actively mendengarkanm why he did not come to work. "Is there a problem, why you often do not come to work?" I asked. "No sir" he said simply "What can I help you?" I said. "No sir" he said simply. "But why?" I asked. "Well sir. My maid, when I want to go to work out with high school kids, so I waited until the kids are leaving high school or, occasionally, often do not enter. By dating the maid, my son palingkecil not preserved, even had my son go into the pool, so that once worried sayakan sir "he replied. "What can I Bantu, so that these problems can be done?" Ask me. "I can finish it yourself" she said. Since then, my staff is always entered. From there we can find the main problem, why he often does not enter. With active listening, we do not need to solve the problem, but he was able to finish it himself. Active listening is the central point of communication, one that determines the success of an entrepreneur. Active listening is a powerful weapon for an entrepreneur.
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