Listening Is the Leadership Skill Nobody Taught You. Here's Where You Actually Stand.
Find out how your listening habits are shaping the way people experience you at every level.
Great leadership is not just about what you say. It is also about how well your people feel heard.
When people feel heard, they feel valued.
When people feel valued, they bring their brightest ideas to the table and want to stay.
Here’s something interesting: most leaders think they’re great listeners, but the research tells a different story. Curious to find out where you land?
The Listening Essentials Quiz helps you assess how you show up in the conversations that matter most. In just a few minutes, you’ll discover where your listening is already strong, where it may be creating friction, and what small shifts could strengthen your impact right away.
Here's How It Works
3 steps to a clearer picture of how your listening habits shape your leadership
Start the quiz
Answer some honest questions about how you show up in real workplace conversations.
Get Your Results
You'll instantly receive your personalized scores across three dimensions of listening leadership. You'll see where your strengths are and where you can do better.
Get Personalized Action Steps
Check your email for an in-depth, downloadable action guide personalized for you. You'll receive practical strategies and insights you can start using immediately.
Listening: The Defining Trait of Exceptional Leaders and Successful Organizations
Leaders who listen well create psychological safety, reduce misunderstandings, and build the kind of trust that makes real collaboration possible.
According to Salesforce Research, employees who feel heard are 4.6 times more likely to feel empowered to do their best work, making listening one of the highest-leverage skills any leader can develop.
In times of change, people need to feel understood.
SHRM research shows that poor communication costs companies of 100 employees an average of $420,000 per year in lost productivity. When leaders listen better, retention improves, innovation flows, and people bring their best thinking forward. Your growth as a listener helps shape the culture your organization becomes.
Created by Nancy Marmolejo
Nancy Marmolejo has more than two decades exploring how people communicate, and what it costs when they don't do it well.
As the founder of Talent and Genius and creator of the Heard Framework, she has worked with organizations including Microsoft, NASA, AEG, public agencies, nonprofits, and higher education, helping leaders and teams develop the interpersonal skills that technical training never covers but thriving workplaces always require.
Her work crosses industries because the problem is universal. The Heard Framework is her most complete answer to that challenge yet.
What People Are Saying After Taking the Listening Essentials Quiz
"I love this assessment! Can't wait for the book to come out!"
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Organizational Development Leader
"I realized I don't need to jump right to problem solving — it's better to ask what they want out of the conversation first."
C.R.
Program Manager
"I learned ways to practice listening and understanding what people need from a conversation."
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Public Works Leader
"I can be a better listener by starting with 'heard.'"
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COO
