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LISTENING LEADERSHIP BEHAVIOR INVENTORY
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Dr. Lyman K.
“Manny” Steil

Dr. Richard K.
“Rick” Bommelje


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LISTENING HABITS PROFILE

Instructions

To gain a preliminary insight into your listening behaviors, the following assessment will clarify your tendencies and habits. One way to become a better listening leader is to analyze the habits that separate effective listeners from ineffective listeners. Rate yourself carefully on each of the following 10 items.
  1. How often do you call the subject uninteresting?
    1 Almost always
    2 Usually
    3 Sometimes
    4 Seldom
    5 Almost never

  2. How often do you criticize the speaker's delivery of non-content items?
    1 Almost always
    2 Usually
    3 Sometimes
    4 Seldom
    5 Almost never

  3. How often do you get over-stimulated when you listen to other people?
    1 Almost always
    2 Usually
    3 Sometimes
    4 Seldom
    5 Almost never

  4. Do you listen only for facts?
    1 Almost always
    2 Usually
    3 Sometimes
    4 Seldom
    5 Almost never

  5. How often do you find yourself not taking notes or not adapting to the speaker's pattern?
    1 Almost always
    2 Usually
    3 Sometimes
    4 Seldom
    5 Almost never

  6. How often to you fake attention to the speaker?
    1 Almost always
    2 Usually
    3 Sometimes
    4 Seldom
    5 Almost never

  7. How often do you tolerate distractions?
    1 Almost always
    2 Usually
    3 Sometimes
    4 Seldom
    5 Almost never

  8. How often do you avoid difficult material?
    1 Almost always
    2 Usually
    3 Sometimes
    4 Seldom
    5 Almost never

  9. How often do you find your emotions working against what you're listening to?
    1 Almost always
    2 Usually
    3 Sometimes
    4 Seldom
    5 Almost never

  10. How often do you waste the advantage of listening speed? (the average person has a listening capacity of 4-7 times the average speaking rate)
    1 Almost always
    2 Usually
    3 Sometimes
    4 Seldom
    5 Almost never


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