Episode 17: Listening is the First Step to Leadership and Sales Success cover art

Episode 17: Listening is the First Step to Leadership and Sales Success

Episode 17: Listening is the First Step to Leadership and Sales Success

Listen for free

View show details

About this listen

Send us a text

In this episode of The Savage Edge, Doc Savage reflects on the power of listening—especially in a world that often shouts louder than it hears.

Drawing lessons from the late Charlie Kirk’s ability to speak his mind while also listening to others, Doc challenges us to slow down, truly hear people, and seek first to understand before being understood.

For sales professionals and leaders, this isn’t optional—it’s essential. Whether across the table or through a Zoom call, success comes from adapting to how others communicate, showing genuine interest, and building trust. The Four Pillars—Honesty, Integrity, Knowledge, and Genuine Interest—become the pathway to uncovering needs, building relationships, and turning conversations into lasting connections.

Because in sales and in life, you don’t “close” a sale—you open the door to a relationship.

No reviews yet
In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.