Love the title: Just Listen!
Released late in 2009, it’s already a best seller. Its author is a well-known psychiatrist, consultant, business coach. He also wrote Get Out of Your Own Way and Get Out of Your Own Way at Work. He writes a leadership column for FastCompany and is a syndicated columnist, including columns for The Huffington Post and Psychology Today. Three times named one of America’s top psychiatrists by the Consumers’ Research Council of America, he is frequently quoted or featured in The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, Fortune, Newsweek and others. You may catch him on CNN, NPR, Fox News, or on BBC-TV.
He took time out to talk with me about his new book and social media. It was a wonderful event for me. We strayed off topic as both of us pondered aloud the tragedy in Haiti. When we did, he naturally demonstrated empathetic listening skills, enriching the experience for both of us. His ability to express caring even over a phone call created a unique sense of friendship and kinship.
I believe social media, like no other media, affords us all the opportunity to make such connections every day. When we do, we enrich others while enriching our own experiences.
These interviews have a profound influence on my life. I hope they do for you, too. You can subscribe to the Social Media Professor podcast on iTunes.
Note: The article he mentioned in the interview, If JFK Went to Haiti, the one he thought would never get published, got published. If you’re familiar with President Kennedy’s speeches, you’ll be moved by Dr. Goulston’s post, which appeared on Psychology Today.
Dr. Mark Goulston: Twitter | Website | FastCompany | Huffington Post | Psychology Today
