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Listening As Strategy – Listening For Reinforcement

May 16, 2011 By Jeff Turner 4 Comments

“Still a man hears what he wants to hear. And disregards the rest.” – Paul Simon, The Boxer. Like it or not, we all probably fall into this listening strategy from time to time. We turn off our critical thinking skills and listen, intently, only for those things that reinforce positions we already hold. We […]

Listening As Strategy – Not Listening

April 29, 2011 By Jeff Turner 12 Comments

Not listening is one of the most common and valuable listening strategies. Not listening, or “selective hearing” is the most basic of all listening skills. It is how we’re able to focus on the person we’re sitting with in a crowded restaurant, even though multiple conversations are taking place around us. We filter out what […]

There Is A Difference Between Different And Differentiation

March 28, 2011 By Jeff Turner 20 Comments

Last friday during a long drive to lunch, a debate around QR codes waged on Twitter. I couldn’t join in the midst of the fray, since I value my life a whole heck of a lot more than I do QR codes. But when I got to a place where I could read the string […]

The Elephant In The Social Media Marketing For Real Estate Room

March 22, 2011 By Jeff Turner 29 Comments

“When you avoid talking about what isn’t working, you’re also avoiding what will fix it.” via Time to Kill the Elephants by Tamsen McMahon I like Mike Ferry right now. Yes, I’m aware that some are bashing Mike Ferry for his comments during the smackdown debate between Ferry and Matthew Ferrara at the Coldwell Banker Generation Blue […]

Has Twitter Really Changed How WE Communicate?

March 21, 2011 By Jeff Turner 12 Comments

5 ways Twitter changed how we communicate: 1: Made a fast flow of information faster. 2:Removed the celebrity filter 3: Created “thought leaders” 4: Strengthened the “second screen” 5: (Over)simplified the conversation via CNN.com. This leaves me wondering who the “we” they refer to really is. As we celebrate Twitter’s 5th birthday, and I approach my […]

Values Are The Dark Matter Of Human Relationships

March 16, 2011 By Jeff Turner 15 Comments

We can learn a lot about life from science. I have what I would call a “casual interest” in science, especially quantum physics and chaos theory. I’m not even close to be conversant with anyone that’s really studying these topics, but I enjoy them. So I dabble. A little over a year ago, I was […]