1126: How to Build Connection and Understanding through Excellent Listening with Katie O’Malley
Thu Feb 05 2026
Katie O’Malley reveals her three-step listening method that fosters greater trust, connection, and understanding.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) Why attention is so quick to drift—and three ways to pull it back
2) What most miss with active listening
3) Why shared experiences don’t build connection—and what does
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— ABOUT KATIE —
Katie O’Malley is an Executive Coach and Leadership Educator with twenty (20) years of professional experience serving the nonprofit, education, and corporate sectors. Across these workplaces, Katie noticed her strengths and values consistently steered her toward the support and development of others.
Since 2018, Katie has worked alongside hundreds of individual, team, and organizational clients as the Founder and Principal Coach of (en)Courage Coaching. Established with the noble mission of providing exceptional, financially accessible coaching services to Chicago area professionals, (en)Courage Coaching has grown to support individuals and businesses from around the world.
• TEDx Talk: Attention We Give: Lessons From Listening for a Living | Katie O'Malley | M.Ed., BCC | TEDxAndover
• Website: EncourageCoaching.org
• Instagram: encouragecoachchicago
— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —
• Book: Timequake by Kurt Vonnegut
— THANK YOU SPONSORS! —
• Monarch.com. Get 50% off your first year on with the code AWESOME.
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Katie O’Malley reveals her three-step listening method that fosters greater trust, connection, and understanding. — YOU’LL LEARN — 1) Why attention is so quick to drift—and three ways to pull it back 2) What most miss with active listening 3) Why shared experiences don’t build connection—and what does Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep1126 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT KATIE — Katie O’Malley is an Executive Coach and Leadership Educator with twenty (20) years of professional experience serving the nonprofit, education, and corporate sectors. Across these workplaces, Katie noticed her strengths and values consistently steered her toward the support and development of others. Since 2018, Katie has worked alongside hundreds of individual, team, and organizational clients as the Founder and Principal Coach of (en)Courage Coaching. Established with the noble mission of providing exceptional, financially accessible coaching services to Chicago area professionals, (en)Courage Coaching has grown to support individuals and businesses from around the world. • TEDx Talk: Attention We Give: Lessons From Listening for a Living | Katie O'Malley | M.Ed., BCC | TEDxAndover • Website: EncourageCoaching.org • Instagram: encouragecoachchicago — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Book: Timequake by Kurt Vonnegut — THANK YOU SPONSORS! — • Monarch.com. Get 50% off your first year on with the code AWESOME. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.