The People Whisperer: Another Way to Listen, with Jeff Goebel

About this episode

The episode explores the importance of listening in resolving community conflicts, featuring insights from guest Jeff Goebel.

Many might think the hardest part of community conflict is finding the “right” solution. What if it’s often something deeper: listening well enough that a solution can even appear? We’re fresh off the Murray River / Dungala here in Robinvale, Victoria, as our first Confluence journey winds up. And a bloke who came up a bit during a transformative week of paddling, firesides and other yarns was Jeff Goebel. So while we gently come back to machines, here’s the last 20 minutes or so of my ...

People in this episode

Host: Anthony James

Guest: Jeff Goebel

Topics covered

• community conflict
• listening
• transformation
• paddling
• storytelling

Keywords

• community conflict
• listening
• Jeff Goebel
• Murray River
• transformation
• paddling
• storytelling

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Murray River, Dungala, Robinvale, Victoria

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