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The importance of explanation in leadership communication

2 August 2009

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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 [...]

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No Communication = No Leadership

26 April 2009

 
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 Without effective communication you cannot lead… you end up talking a walk on your own.
Communication is essential to effective leadership. It’s often something we take for granted and 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 of [...]

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9 tactics to effectively communicate your vision

26 April 2009

 
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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 way [...]

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Great leadership is about conversation

15 February 2009

 
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“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 change [...]

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The six skills for successful active listening

9 November 2008

The article “The Big 6: An Active Listening Skill Set” from the Center for Creative Leadership discusses the following the six essential skills for active listening.

Paying attention. A primary goal of active listening is to set a comfortable tone and allow time and opportunity for the other person to think and speak. Pay attention [...]

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Communication is essential in times of crisis

26 October 2008

During these difficult economic times clear and meaningful communication is critical. People are looking to their leaders for direction and hope. Richard Guinn from Watson Wyatt, a leading global consulting firm, in the article “Communication is Essential to Lead Workers Through Current Economic Crisis”, suggests that leader keep in mind the following communications principles: whilst [...]

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Seven ways inspiring leaders communicate

28 September 2008

 
 
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Carmine Gallo writes in BusinessWeek, “The Seven Secrets of Inspiring Leaders” discussing research by Maritz Research which found that only 10% of employees look forward to going to work. The main reason? A lack of leadership. Whilst Carmine was conducting research for the book “Fire Them Up” the following seven [...]

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Good leaders balance advocacy and inquiry to resolve conflict

25 May 2008

Striving towards a vision and bringing about successful change is one of the hallmarks of leadership. However, vision equals change and change is often accompanied by conflict and tensions within and between teams. The leaders ability to effectively resolve this conflict and get people to move forward, acting to bring the vision into today is [...]

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Dr. Randy Pausch’s Last Lecture

11 May 2008

Dr. Randy Pausch a professor at the Carnegie Mellon University in the USA gave an inspiring presentation and his “Last Lecture”. He was diagnosed with terminal cancer of the pancreas and in August 2006 was told that he had 6 months to live. He then began working on his “Last lecture” which has subsequently inspired [...]

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Peter Drucker On Leadership

15 April 2008

There is a great article “Peter Drucker On Leadership” discussing the leadership principles of Peter Drucker, some of his ideas from the article that stood out to me are as follows:

What Needs to Be Done: “Successful leaders don’t start out asking, ‘What do I want to do?’ They ask, ‘What needs to be done?’ Then [...]

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