Listening. It seems like such an easy task, an easy thing to do. As humans, we've been doing it from day one. We were taught when we were kids to listen up and quiet down. To an extent, it has been engraved into our very nature. However, listening with heart and the full intention to understand is an acquired skill.
As Business Development Specialist at RJL Solutions, listening has become a significant part in my every day role. As the liaison and committed contact for our clients, it is my job to take what a client shares with me, whether it be opportunities, hurdles or distant visions, and digest them to generate solutions and tangible outcomes. By listening, I am able to ask probing questions and draw answers and information that might not be evident from the start. Many times, this leads the conversation through a stream of processes in which ideas unravel, creativity flourishes and resolutions become evident.
Over the last 4 months, normalcy generated a new feel. Many things were changing, including my role at RJL Solutions as I entered into the position of Business Development Specialist. As many of us know, business development quickly looked different as companies and organizations began strategizing under perimeters they hadn't experienced before. Priorities shifted, mindsets changed and business models pivoted with the times. Listening suddenly had a heightened level of responsibility and significance. Listening became make or break, success or failure.
Today, listening has become more of a normal in our society. We tend to stop and listen to the response at the end of the standard passing question of "how are you?" Genuine asks replace those that were used as a standard greeting. Today, we listen quite differently.
At RJL Solutions, I continue to hold this virtue as part of my standard business practice and integrate it into every facet of client relations. There are plenty more stories to be told and listening to be done. What are you ready to share?
A talented writer and client liaison, Vittoria specializes in understanding our clients and telling their stories. Her personable skills and strategic approach to solution finding is integrated throughout every client relationship where she is able to identify opportunities that fit each client’s unique needs and organizational goals. Meyer provides a link between clients and the essential resources needed to bring them winning successes.
Meyer graduated from Indiana State University in 2018 with a degree in communication/public relations and a minor in marketing. Vittoria’s education has given her practical experience in campaign and event planning, digital and social media marketing and public relations. Meyer’s academic achievements include Cum Laude Latin Honors, Lambda Pi Eta National Communication Association Honor Society, Dean’s List, Academic Distinction Scholarship, and Summer Honors Scholarship. She has recently completed the Purdue Extension Leadership Program in the 2019-2020 cohort and looks forward to her next leadership endeavor.
