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Discuss the importance of listening. In your opinion, has our fast paced society impacted our ability to listen? Explain and support your answer.

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This solution outlines the importance of listening skills for a manager.

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Listening is a very important skill for any individual to have, especially those individuals that are placed in leadership positions. It is most important for individuals in leadership positions to have excellent listening skills due to the fact that the only way that a leader can gain a firm understanding of a situation regarding his or her subordinates is by carefully listening to what these individuals have to say, and utilizing this information in order to make the ...

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