I don’t know about you, but as my career shifted from managing to leading others, I found there was a tremendous gulf I had to
As a leader, you need to imbue your words, actions and stories with passion and authenticity. Emotional expressiveness is a matter of choice of words.
Not many leaders I know are comfortable with emotions in business. When leaders communicate, they often focus on content and message clarity and overlook its
Let’s be honest, appearances matter when it comes to being perceived as leadership potential. Like it or not, we’re judged on how we look as
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,
Many smart executives are great at giving answers. They get interviewed and give speeches frequently enough. But asking powerful questions is a skill worth developing.
Positive leadership isn’t some vague feel-good management fad. And yet it’s not exactly a concrete process like Six Sigma or TQM. Successful implementation therefore requires
Are you an analytical or socially savvy leader? I’ve been writing about positive leadership and how it’s not just a matter of being “nicer,” or
Are you someone who makes a lot of friends at work? If you are, you probably get more satisfaction from your job, and more than
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
