The downsides of active listening and how to mitigate them

2024-09-11 130 words One minute

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In various articles are reported that active listening have downsides. In particolar the following downsides are reported:

Downside	How to mitigate it
When there is conflict between sender and receiver, active listening does not work	Dialogue instead of discuss
Sometimes it is not the right time to interrupt the other person to paraphrasing, providing feedback and asking questions	Understand when it is the right time to interrupt basing on the context and the needs of the other person.
Focusing too much on performing active listening, neglecting what other person is saying	Obviously focusing on what the other person is saying and not on ourselves

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