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COMMUNICATION AND EMPATHY TOOLS AND STRATEGIES 263<br />

Leaders benefit greatly by training in Level 3 and Level 4 listening.<br />

Here is an example:<br />

Susan is Vice President of Marketing for a California Internet<br />

health products company that just acquired a smaller company that<br />

manufactures unique items to add to her company’s line. She will<br />

be picking up three new direct reports from the acquired company.<br />

In addition, Susan has a family of three kids and a husband, who<br />

also works.<br />

Susan has been asked to assess the new company’s marketing<br />

staff back at their home offices in North Carolina.<br />

She has a brief talk <strong>with</strong> her boss, Helen.<br />

Susan: “I am not looking forward to this trip. I am on total overwhelm<br />

and feel pulled in so many different directions between my<br />

staff, the new people, and my family. I’m sunk because I feel like I<br />

can’t please all of them and I’m really upset because my son’s game<br />

is Friday and I have to be on a plane that day.”<br />

Helen can come back <strong>with</strong> any of the following four levels of<br />

Listening and Response.<br />

LEVEL 1: PARAPHRASE CONTENT<br />

“You have a lot on your plate. Can you take another fl ight?”<br />

LEVEL 2: PARAPHRASE FEELINGS<br />

“You seem very stressed and upset.”<br />

LEVEL 3: PARAPHRASE FEELINGS AND CONTENT<br />

“You seem very overwhelmed and stressed <strong>with</strong> trying to please<br />

your team, the new staff, plus your family. You also seem disappointed<br />

that you will miss your son’s game.”<br />

LEVEL 4: PARAPHRASE FEELINGS, CONTENT,<br />

AND MEANING<br />

“You seem very overwhelmed and stressed <strong>with</strong> trying to please<br />

your team, the new staff, plus your family. You are afraid that someone<br />

will be upset and let down. It is hard for you to not be all things to<br />

all people.”

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