Listening skills are also important to individuals in the organization.They can help you learn important information such as how a contract should be drawn up,how much money or how many people are available for a particular project,how management expects to make up for a bad sales year,whether a productive employee seems dissatisfied at being passed over for a promotion.The information you gather from listening can help you present your own ideas and needs more successfully.Listening skills are also important to individuals in the organization. They can help you learn important information such as how a contract should be drawn up, how much money or how many people are available for a particular project, how management expects to make up for a bad sales year, whether a productive employee seems dissatisfied at being passed over for a promotion. The information you gather from listening can help you present your own ideas and needs more successfully