Jeff Yip

Business school prof | Beedie School of Business @sfu | Insights on listening, leadership, and careers

[Jeff Yip @curiousyip]

Listening isn’t a “soft skill.” It’s a leadership superpower.

I joined Marc Koehler on Surfacing Leaders to talk about how leaders can level up their listening. 🎧You can listen here: https://t.co/NvUN5SZjky

A thread 🧵👇

[Jeff Yip @curiousyip]

Hidden Pain at Work | Psychology Today Canada https://t.co/23CYDdAuKJ

[Jeff Yip @curiousyip]

The Reality Delta: How Leaders Misread Reality
https://t.co/2pCDX30LvF

[Jeff Yip @curiousyip]

In my latest Listen and Build article, I explore a dynamic I’m seeing as people lean on generative AI for sensemaking: a modern version of the “blind people and the elephant.” We might be working on the same problem, yet creating different realities. A link to the article below.

[Jeff Yip @curiousyip]

How Painstorming Helps Leaders Drive Change | Psychology Today https://t.co/BkoEkjpENs

[Ron Carucci @RonCarucci]

96% of personal development goals fail—not because people don’t want to change, but because they try to do it alone.

In my @HarvardBiz article, I share why the best self-improvement is a group activity—and how to make it stick: https://t.co/MSPbpapMP2

#leadership #growth

[Jeff Yip @curiousyip]

Too many technology projects fail because leaders build before they listen.

In my new @PsychToday article, I share why “Listen First, Build Second” is the key to lasting change + sustainable adoption.

🔗 https://t.co/xoG5fInrcy

#Technology #Leadership #Change

[Jeff Yip @curiousyip]

If you want to explore this more, you can listen in to my conversation with Marc Koehler on Surfacing Leaders.

🎧 https://t.co/NvUN5SYLv0

#Leadership #Podcast #ChiefListeningOfficer

[Jeff Yip @curiousyip]

Listening isn’t a “soft skill.” It’s a leadership superpower.

I joined Marc Koehler on Surfacing Leaders to talk about how leaders can level up their listening. 🎧You can listen here: https://t.co/NvUN5SZjky

A thread 🧵👇

[Jeff Yip @curiousyip]

Want to grow as a leader? Intentional listening can build emotional intelligence:

Pause before reacting
Ask better questions
Reflect what you’ve heard

EQ isn’t fixed. It can be developed through listening.

[Jeff Yip @curiousyip]

What do leaders get wrong about listening?

I had the pleasure of joining @adiman on the @HarvardBiz IdeaCast to explore this question.

🎧 Listen to the conversation at: https://t.co/QC1zTlPrCp

If you’re coaching, teaching, or leading others, I hope you’ll find this useful.

[Tim Ferriss @tferriss]

“What should young people do with their lives today? Many things, obviously. But the most daring thing is to create stable communities in which the terrible disease of loneliness can be cured.”
― ​Kurt Vonnegut​, Palm Sunday: An Autobiographical Collage

[Jeff Yip @curiousyip]

What are you missing? That question stuck with me and inspired me to write about what people miss when building something new. We miss important perspectives when we fail to listen. #listening #leadership @PsychToday https://t.co/RTdipgSpcg

[Simon Fraser University @SFU]

New @SFUBeedie research finds organizations can positively influence an employee’s decision to disclose a mental health concern, and it all boils down to the proverbial water cooler. Here's the scoop: https://t.co/2VZ5m8FmSX

[Harvard Business Review @HarvardBiz]

Are you really a good listener? https://t.co/FpV07nlTRm

[DIGITAL @DTSupercluster]

Check out some real-life impact of our Digital Innovation and Leadership (DIAL) initiative! Here is the latest case study from the Beedie School of Business at Simon Fraser University: https://t.co/mPL7Lr0iBi

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

In a distracted world, the most underrated leadership skill is listening.

144 studies, 155k people: Good listeners have deeper bonds and better results. We feel valued, and they get smarter.

Great leaders are devoted learners. A key to learning is to listen more than you talk.

[Amy Edmondson @AmyCEdmondson]

The greater the uncertainty, the lower the preventability of a #failure ↔️

We can never be entirely rid of human error, but we can do our best to minimize basic failures and celebrate #IntelligentFailure💡

📕 https://t.co/c3kDvN7iig

[Simon Fraser University @SFU]

SFU has been named Canada’s top comprehensive university in 2025 Maclean’s rankings! 🎉 This is the 16th time in 17 years and #SFU scored top marks for excellence in student services, student awards, operating budget and library services.

Learn more: https://t.co/qBig1AxHiT