Trust and rapport diminish and ultimately communication declines and opportunities for growth and innovation are missed. His listening to my ideas seems like a bother to him.”Īs a leaders, this is certainly not our intent, and we need to be aware that when we do not get right back to our people when they email or call, they feel disrespected. I can tell he’s not fully present, or does not have an open mind. He does not listen to me, or he interrupts, or he seems to be merely going the motion of listening. “He does not seem to care what I think.Does he think what I do is not important?” “I do not feel appreciated or valued as he does not return my calls or emails, or when he does it is days or weeks later.“We have to follow up, often repeatedly.”.“Our senior leaders seldom respond to us.In my leadership consulting and coaching work, I speak with literally hundreds of business people every year and I am compelled to write about this very important theme, as I hear it repeatedly. It may not mean the managers are bad people or are self-absorbed, it simply can be the crazy-busy world we live and work in.
Yet, the problem seems to be getting worse not better in a lot of businesses, nonprofits and even, sadly, in some churches and religious organizations.
I received a lot of appreciative feedback. I wrote a short article two years ago about the importance of timeliness and responsiveness.
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