It's only with the Practice of Leadership that we Change our World!
Gideon Rachman provides some insight into “The secrets of Malcolm Gladwell”, that is some of the secrets to his great speaking ability. In his post Gideon makes the following observations from his experience of speaking alongside Malcolm Gladwell. “First, he is a master of the “look no hands” style of speaking. He just stands up [...]
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The post “Great Communicators Are Great Explainers” by John Baldoni describes the importance of explanation as an attribute of leadership communication. The leader must be able to answer the questions “What does it means and why are we doing it?” John provides the following three ways for leaders to become effective explainers Define what it [...]
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Without effective communication you cannot lead… you end up talking a walk on your own. Communication is critical to effective leadership, however it’s often something we take for granted and therefore not given the attention it deserves. Consider the this quote from Saul Alinsky’s book “Rules for Radicals”: “One can lack any of the qualities [...]
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Photo by Carla216 It’s the leader’s job to communicate the vision to their organisation and team. The first step is to ensure that the content and substance of you vision is relevant to the community. Once you have a great vision the next step is to ensure that the vision is communicated effectively. The [...]
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Photo by stuartpilbrow “I think getting up in the morning is more exciting when you’re nervous. If you’re not nervous, you’re dead. . . .It’s time to change your life or your work the moment you stop having butterflies in your stomach.” – Warren Bennis If certainty and stability breed complacency and mediocrity, then [...]
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