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# [14: What is Good Listening?](https://johnpoelstra.com/good-listening-014/)

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This episode explores the topic of listening through the Co-Active coaching model and an article from Harvard Business Review.

- [Co-Active Coaching: Changing Business, Transforming Lives](https://www.amazon.com/Co-Active-Coaching-Changing-Business-Transforming/dp/1857885678/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll1&tag=poelcat-20&linkId=1dbca41e7cc92d5a7758215c406580b8) by Henry Kimsey-House, Karen Kimsey-House, Phillip Sandahl, and Laura Whitworth (affiliate link)
- [What Great Listeners Actually Do](https://hbr.org/2016/07/what-great-listeners-actually-do) by Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman
- Here’s a [downloadable PDF from CTI](https://coactive.com/learning-hub/fundamentals/res/FUN-Topics/FUN-Co-Active-Coaching-Skills-Listening.pdf) explaining the three levels of listening

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## 3 Comments

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1. Chadd[October 16, 2016 at 12:20 pm](https://johnpoelstra.com/good-listening-014/#comment-333224) [Reply](#comment-333224) “Do you listen to comprehend or for your turn to speak?” I really like how you took this deeper into the different levels of listening. I’ve always heard the quote above but the different levels you explained were new to me. Great cast! [Reply](#comment-333224)
  - John Poelstra[October 16, 2016 at 1:00 pm](https://johnpoelstra.com/good-listening-014/#comment-333225) [Reply](#comment-333225) Thanks Chadd! [Reply](#comment-333225)

2. Charlie[October 9, 2016 at 1:44 pm](https://johnpoelstra.com/good-listening-014/#comment-333056) [Reply](#comment-333056) This was a great one…had a marvelous example of level 1 listening as I observed my children trying to resolve conflict this morning. [Reply](#comment-333056)

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