Stage 1 · Foundation

Listen Better, Lead Better

Listening is not a personality trait — it is a deliberate leadership practice. Leaders who listen better know more, decide better and retain people longer.

Half-day workshop1:1 or group Remote or in-personILM-informed
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What you will leave with

A listening practice that changes how your team communicates

Your current listening level assessed — with specific evidence of where it breaks down under pressure

Your top two listening barriers named and understood — so you can manage them deliberately

The SOLER active listening framework practised in session, not just described

A question toolkit: open questions that create insight rather than confirm what you already think

Programme

Four modules — one half day

Module 1

How Well Do You Actually Listen?

Self-assessment using the Listening Levels model (1–3). Most leaders operate at Level 1 — listening to their own response — more than they realise.

Module 2

Barriers and Blind Spots

The six most common listening barriers in leadership. Identify yours with specific evidence from your own experience.

Module 3

The Practice of Active Listening

SOLER framework practised in session. The difference between hearing words and attending to the person speaking them.

Module 4

Questions That Open and Close

Replace habitual closed questions with open ones. The single change that most transforms 1:1 conversations.

Who this is for

This is for you if…

Your team sometimes does not tell you what you need to hear until it is too late

You tend to solve problems before you have fully understood them

Your 1:1 conversations feel more transactional than developmental

You want to coach your team rather than just manage them

Pairs well with The Self-Aware Leader. Both workshops can be delivered on the same day as a combined Stage 1 programme.

Book This Workshop

Available 1:1 or for small groups. Can be combined with The Self-Aware Leader for a full Stage 1 day from £600 + VAT.

info@nexusblueprint.co.uk  ·  From £350 + VAT  ·  Half day