Advantages to listening are:

1.

Listening involves active skills. In contrast to hearing,

listening concentrates on what is being listened to. This is
especially advantageous when in a conversation with another
person or persons.
2.
Actively listening can lead to understanding what another
person is saying, which will result in misunderstandings.
3.
When truly listening, the listener can immediately ask for
clarification of anything that is not clearly understood.
4.
Listening as someone speaks leads to real communication.
5.
Attentive listening helps you learn more about other people.
Knowing more about people is helpful in your professional life as
well as personal life.
6.
Listening helps to know organization.
7.
Listening helps to make better policies.
8.
Listening mollifies the complaining employees.
9.
Listening is important for the success of open-door policy.
10.Listening helps to spot sensitive areas before they become
explosive.