Comments on: Shaping conversation as a leadership practice

By: Angela KohnBach

Angela KohnBach — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:17:27 +0000

Great piece on shaping leader’s conversations! Leadership must be able to effectively communicate with those they lead. I especially appreaciated the part where you describe how meaningful conversations can help build bridges with people instead of putting up walls between the leader and the person they are leading.

By: DCO Weekend Reader - 8/15/08

DCO Weekend Reader - 8/15/08 — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:23:17 +0000

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By: Making The Vision Plain « Christocentric

Making The Vision Plain « Christocentric — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:10:59 +0000

[...] good stuff from the Practice Of Leadership blog… Conversation is an important part of effective leadership and change for the following [...]

By: Steven Sonsino

Steven Sonsino — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:08:24 +0000

Hi George, I was pleased to find your website and overjoyed that you picked up on the issues of conversation and dialogue. This is critical for all of us in business and management and you’ve put together a great overview of the topic.

I appreciated the question on another post about debate, discussion and dialogue and the relationship between them. I don’t think the terms are synonymous. But they are subtly related.

For readers who want to take this a little further let me link to the opening chapter from Leadership Unplugged, which adds my spin on conversation and leadership.

The importance of leadership conversations

I look forward to more insights, George. Great blog.

By: Chris Corrigan

Chris Corrigan — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:52:55 +0000

Very nice George. Thanks for this, especially the opening bit about leaders being custodians of the organizational conversation.

By: mawuli

mawuli — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:57:46 +0000

this is a wonderful piece. I love the concept that we need to converse or influence more as we try to send our message accross and we must do it right.

By: Dave Crain

Dave Crain — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:07:19 +0000

Great post George. I agree with all your suggestions and especially agree with your advice to “be aware of the power of your words.” In addition to the coaching offered in your post, I would add to always watch what you say and to whom.

We all have bad days from time to time. However, never “vent down”. One negative comment or conversation off-message with a subordinate can spread like wildfire. Try to have one or two peers or mentors with some ground rules for venting and having difficult conversations.

A misplaced comment to the wrong person can do a lot to destroy a consistent message.