Leadership Potential: The Harsh Realities of Appearances
It’s difficult to speak about leadership potential without discussing appearances. Harder still is to give or get feedback on appearances at work without people getting
It’s difficult to speak about leadership potential without discussing appearances. Harder still is to give or get feedback on appearances at work without people getting
In the work I do coaching some very smart individuals, people ask me how they can improve their communication skills so they can get noticed
In this series of posts on leadership communications, I’ve been sharing the seven power cues from author Nick Morgan in Power Cues: The Subtle Science
I’ve been reading and sharing about how leadership communication can create more powerful impact with people. In my last post, I shared the first two
As a leader, you may overestimate just how much influence you exert in your leadership communication. You may very well know the words you project,
Some leaders are naturally great communicators and seem to intuitively know how to inspire followers. Others, well, at least in my work coaching individuals, study
Good leaders have great communication skills. I’ve been posting recently about how important asking power questions is along with being a power listener for anyone
Leaders who listen really well have more influence. They inspire us to go the extra mile. Yet most of us take listening for granted. How
In my previous post, I mentioned that the ability to really listen is the most overlooked and undervalued skill in both business and personal life.
How come it’s so hard to listen? What good is it to ask people powerful questions when so many of us rarely do a good
Business is an active, demanding endeavor. Only those who consistently apply themselves succeed. Organizations that thrive require leaders who actively dream, plan, engage, solve, pursue,
Surveys and studies indicate global job dissatisfaction is at a two-decade high. Disengaged employees account for nearly 70 percent of the workforce, which significantly affects
Most employees favor consensus-run organizations where leaders manage democratically through inclusion and feedback. Consensus-style leadership is a refreshing alternative to tyrannical leadership, but democracy, taken
Sudden information is generally incomplete, incorporating whatever is available at the moment. By contrast, leaders sift through information, take time to gather data, and draw