Colin D. Smith
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COLIN is ‘The Listener’, a listening skills specialist and the ‘go-to’ person for individuals and teams who want to be heard, think for themselves, and transform their business and personal relationships through active listening. Colin has that innate ability to actively listen to people. He works with management, project and creative teams, facilitating the development and improvement of their listening and thinking skills. Thereby equipping them to more effectively meet their business, relationship and service challenges. He also works privately with individuals, enabling them to feel heard and valued, to think more clearly for themselves, articulate their creative ideas, address their personal concerns, and achieve their personal and professional goals. Colin has had a varied and successful career in consultancy, business development, IT and customer support, across many sectors, including finance, motor, retail and the NHS. In looking back he realises that much of his success was due to his listening and connecting abilities. His inquisitive and curious mind also enables him to explore, with others, unusual, thought-provoking, yet grounded, observations and alternative approaches to business, people, systems, and change. To make things happen, and to take ideas and thinking further, he connects his Clients with his trusted network of entrepreneurs, consultants, thought leaders, free thinkers, coaches and change makers.
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The Relationship Journey – Attention
Here is the fourth of a series of brief blogs introducing The Relationship Journey...
The Relationship Journey – Active Listening
Here is the third of a series of brief blogs introducing The Relationship Journey...
The Relationship Journey – Preparation
This is the second of a series of brief blogs introducing The Relationship Journey...
The Relationship Journey
This is the first of a series of short articles introducing the Active Listening...
Why Bother Listening?
What difference could better listening skills make to you and your people? What impact...
We are all Human Beings with our Own Story
There isn’t anyone you couldn’t love once you’ve heard their story.
–Mary Lou Kownacki –...
Are You Paying Attention?
Are you paying attention, really?
We say that we are paying attention, we even think...
Using our Eyes to Listen
In the middle of a busy Hotel reception area, no less, I was blessed...
Curiosity – What Can We Find Out About Each Other Through Listening?
It makes me smile to find that what we need most, we were taught...
Taking Ownership for Our Actions and Dealing with Them
This is a great learning post for me to write. It is sometimes not...