Clarity

Focus Your Communication on the Why and Less on the How

by George Ambler on March 16, 2008

Kevin’s Eikenberry has a great post that caught my eye titled “What to Communicate” discussing the importance of communication to leaders. I really believe that we do not spend enough time figuring out the why before we move on to figure out the how. Kevin reminds us of this principle by providing the following rule [...]

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Moving from BHAG to CCAG….

by George Ambler on December 15, 2007

Photo by AndyFitz I am a firm believer that clarity is a necessary ingredient for great leadership. I was first convinced of the importance of clarity to leaders by Marcus Buckingham in his article “The Clear Leader“. Recently Tom Peters in his post “From BHAG to CCAG” discusses the importance of clarity…. “The book Built [...]

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Clarity the Key to Employee Engagement

by George Ambler on December 15, 2007

Management-Issues published an article, “Clarity the key to employee engagement” reporting on research by HR consultancy Watson Wyatt that found that… “… a poll of 14,000 employees across Europe has suggested that those companies that provide their employees with a clear ‘line of sight’ when it comes to vision and direction tend to have a [...]

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An article “The Clear Leader” from Fast Company discusses research conducted by Marcus Buckingham, author of First, Break All the Rules and Now, Discover Your Strengths, on the heart of leadership. Based upon his research Marcus Buckingham, maps out the core concepts that mark superior leadership as follows: Leaders are Compelled by the Future – [...]

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Companies Need Less Communication…. Not More!

by George Ambler on October 29, 2007

I couldn’t agree more with David Woods who makes the point that Companies Need Less Communications… Not More!…. Companies don’t need more communication. They need more clarity. Clarity of the vision of the company. Clarity of where the company is going (long term and short term). Clarity of HOW the company will get there. Clarity [...]

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