John C. Maxwell Quotes

Listen twice as much as you speak.

I think there's a worry that an excessive use or an almost exclusive use of text and emails means that as a society we're losing some of the ability to build interpersonal communication that's necessary for living together and building a community.

I don't start with a design objective, I start with a communication objective. I feel my project is successful if it communicates what it is supposed to communicate.

The best entrepreneurs I've ever met are all good communicators. It's perhaps one of the very few unifying factors.

Take advantage of every opportunity to practice your communication skills so that when important occasions arise, you will have the gift, the style, the sharpness, the clarity, and the emotions to affect other people.

There's a direct relationship between how difficult it is to send a message and how strongly it is received.

Listening speaks louder than words.

Effective communication is 20% what you know and 80% how you feel about what you know.

Different people need different kinds of communication for it to have the same effect. That was something I had to learn.

Having the ability to relate to people is such an important part of management and leadership.

Communication is the most important skill in life. We spend most of our waking hours communicating. But consider this: You've spent years learning how to read and write, years learning how to speak. But what about listening?

It seemed rather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticated communication, we often suffer from a shortage of listeners.

The key ingredient in family communication is listening, really listening.

Listening is as important as talking. If you're a good listener, people often compliment you for being a good conversationalist.

Communication is the ability to ensure that people understand not only what you say but also what you mean. It is also the ability to listen to and understand others. Developing both of these aspects of communication takes a lot of time, patience, and hard work.

Being a good director is knowing sometimes when not to say something.

I'm glad I understand that while language is a gift, listening is a responsibility. (U.S. poet and writer, 1943- )

"You learn when you listen. You earn when you listen - not just money, but respect.

The most important thing in coaching is communication. It's not what you say as much as what they absorb.

If we were meant to talk more than listen, we would have two mouths and one ear.

A leader's ability to convey confidence and his ability to communicate effectively are similar.

Say less than the other fellow and listen more than you talk; for when a man's listening he isn't telling on himself and he's flattering the fellow who is.

One generalization that is supported both by research and experience is that effective two-way communication is essential to proper functioning of the leader-follower relationship.

To be a great leader, you must be a great listener

Listening is a reciprocal process - we become more attentive to others if they have attended to us.