Being an empathetic listener is important in both personal and professional relationships, not only because of the relational consequences that you may suffer from not showing empathy but also because people are valuable and simply need to be treated as important. Sometimes people are just too busy to demonstrate empathetic listening, or perhaps one has simply never considered what it means to be a good listener. Either way, the consequences of not being an empathetic listener can be devastating. Personal relationships can suffer or ultimately end. Professional relationships can suffer causing distrust, decreased productivity, and poor …show more content…
There are a few things that I know I need to work on. I had the chance of looking up the “HURIER MODEL”. I know that throughout this class without even taking the correct assessment I need to work on understanding, interpreting, and remembering. Depending on what the subject that is being discussed I have difficulty interpreting the underlying message and understanding the concept. With all the added distractions I now have in my life it has gotten even more difficult for me to remember. I hope by the end of this semester I have improved these skills. Being a single mom these three skills go a long way especially with the relationship I have with my daughter’s father and I know these are the three areas I need to work on. So I can prosper in any relationship work or non- work