Face it: if there’s a huge gap between your intended message and how others hear it, you need to closely examine your communication style and
Great leadership perception management assumes that no matter how clear you think you are as a leader, people don’t always perceive you the way you intend
I’ve been writing about leadership perception management, and how great leaders excel in communication and “knowability.” They understand the process and go the extra mile
When it comes to communications and leadership perception management, we still have a long way to go. In my last post, here, I wrote about
As a leader, how skilled are you with perception management? Is what you say the same as what people hear? Even at the highest levels of leadership,
Is there truth in the paradox of leadership give and take: give more than you take, to get more? Leaders with these two different behavioral styles may disagree.
If you’ve ever worked for someone with a big ego, then you know how frustrating it can be. Nothing can be more debilitating in an
When leadership strengths are overemphasized, they’re often overused. This is the downside of strengths-based leadership development. It doesn’t take into account how the very strengths
Most leaders are reluctant to receive feedback—a continuing workplace challenge. We generally don’t want to receive difficult information about ourselves, so issues go unresolved and
I’ve been thinking about how to get a legitimate complaint at work heard, in a way that has an impact. I blogged about how to
Listening may be the most difficult skill to master when communicating effectively. But master it, we can! The non-verbal part of communicating is the most
How do you test your leadership insights? “Innovation is seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought.” ~ Dr. Albert, Szent-
An organization’s health is only as sound as its leader’s decisions. Some companies prosper from wise leadership directions, while others struggle after flawed choices—choices that
How a leader responds to adversity reveals how effective that leader truly is. Reactions to setbacks or crises not only test leadership character but define
