We can take responsibility and do our part by focusing on and working according to the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), among other initiatives. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). In difficult conversations, the real challenge is to turn our giraffe ears outwards and inwards simultaneously.

To make up for their lack of audible voice, they have very sharp eyes that can see very far, approximately 5km away. The ratings/reviews displayed here may not be representative of every listing on this page, or of every review for these listings. And then to practice something radical and very rare instead - deep, compassionate, non-judgemental, fully-present listening. When I concluded my work with the senior team mentioned above, they were all listening in a completely different way.

When I hear you say ‘You’re late again’, I feel, well, disappointed, because I’d like acknowledgement of the effort I made to get here, and understanding that it’s important for me to honour agreements. I asked the participants if they were fed up with hearing blame and criticism, and suggested (playfully!

I put on my “Jackal ears’ facing outwards (my habitual response) and replied to this message in terms of judging and blaming the other person. Even if they are communicating in an attacking way, giraffe ears mean we try to remember that attacking others often comes from a place of fear, hurt, shame, vulnerability.The result is a breakdown in communication - the intended message is lost and we have missed an opportunity for understanding and compassionate connection.

No individuals within our company or SagePay are able to decrypt transaction information or cardholder data. Even when they used NVC to communicate honestly (and with vulnerability) about how they were feeling and why, their words and intentions were often misunderstood and mistrusted. Although every effort is made to photograph the baby and toddler clothes, gifts, toys and accessories accurately and to describe our products in detail, we cannot guarantee every computer monitor will accurately depict the actual colour of the merchandise.

If we can practice, and one day master, using giraffe ears, we start to strengthen our empathy muscle. If the courier is running late, possibly due to unforeseen heavy traffic or an accident, they would also get a notification informing them that the driver will be late. This distinctive head accessory not only serves as a great way to hold hair back, but it also gives anyone who wears it the distinctive look of this much loved animal. We have an extensive range of over 1500 products available online and our product range is constantly growing.