A Quote by Peter Drucker

Listening (the first competence of leadership) is not a skill, it is a discipline. All you have to do is keep your mouth shut.

Peter Drucker

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Peter Drucker
American - Businessman
November 19, 1909 - November 11, 2005

A special skill, like speaking several languages, or keeping your mouth shut in one.

Evan Esar

From Snoop, I've learned quite a bit. I learned that sometimes I need to keep my mouth shut. It's a long story, but definitely to sometimes keep my mouth shut. I also learned to always ignore the haters.

Chanel West Coast

The best thing you can probably do is keep a low profile, keep your eyes and ears open, your mouth shut, and you will learn a ton.

CM Punk

I learned that when something just has to be said to move the discussion along, or broaden it or deepen it, if I can just keep my mouth shut for five minutes a student will say it. So for me a lot of teaching is about keeping my mouth shut.

Greil Marcus

Keep your mouth shut, and close up the doors of sight and sound, and as long as you live you will have no vexation. But open your mouth, or become inquisitive, and you will be in trouble all your life long.

Laozi

Listening is not a skill; it is a discipline.

Peter Drucker

X + Y + Z X is work. Y is play. Z is keep your mouth shut.

Albert Einstein

Sometimes you've got to keep your mouth shut.

Kevin Harvick

When you feel strain, keep your mouth shut if you can.

Thomas Harris

I've had to learn when not to tweet. Like, you learn how to keep your mouth shut? Learn to keep your tweet shut.

Dan Stevens

People are always fighting for attention with things now because there's so much content. Actually, if you don't tell people stuff - you just keep your mouth shut - you don't have to whisper it, you just don't yell. Take the bullhorn off your mouth and it's a secret.