Sure listening can gain you all kinds of information. But if you are going to be a listener, be a great one.

In meetings, people usually repeat each other, using their own words. Great listeners actively seek the unsaid, the missed, the unmentioned and/or the disconnects. By asking the right question, great listeners stimulate discussion, debate and solutions no one would have considered without them. Great listeners add fuel, energy and excitement by asking questions rather than stating opinions. That's why people love great listeners.