As a leader, there is a simple principle that can help your communication choices immensely. Communicate less to more, and more to less. I call this the information to audience ratio. On a certain level, the application of this principle is fairly easy.
“I’m on it!” “I’ve got this!” “I’ll take care of it!” “Let me handle this!” These are phrases leaders love to hear. We love to hear it because we know it means that whatever issue or need has arisen is going to be taken care of by the one who says “I’m on it.” No babysitting […]
You want to make a good impression, right? Who doesn’t? Whether you are in a job interview or you are hanging out with friends, no one wants to look silly or unintelligent. I work primarily in higher education around people with PhD’s. I really have to pay attention to this. Here are seven things that […]
I first heard of Greg McKeown and his book Essentialism while listening to the Michael Hyatt podcast (Season 3, Episode 12, April 1, 2015) . As someone who commutes 50 miles one way, I have plenty of “car time” and listening to podcasts is usually what fills the time returning home each evening. I don’t normally do […]
Effective leaders filter communication through the “why.” The “why” of an organization is it’s purpose and vision. When the communication of the organization isn’t driven by the leader and/or the “why,” it is by default communicating something…something less than desirable. Noise, dissent, silos, internal conflict, inconsistency, confusion, etc. Ineffective leaders never clarify the “why,” or […]
Leading people and organizations requires more and clearer communication than one would normally deem necessary when implementing change. Sure, your core team is in the know and on board, but what about everyone else? Employees? Stakeholders? Clients? Customers? The more substantial the change, the more time it takes to communicate and bring people on board. […]
Boldness in leadership implies breaking out of the status quo. You can be bold without fear. Boldness with fear is courage. Boldness without fear is confidence. There is no courage without fear. Boldness overcomes fear. There is no confidence without boldness. If you don’t try new things and boldly face fears, you never build real […]
I get it. You know you need to invest time and effort into a strategy for developing content in order to keep your website updated and relevant and to have fodder for sharing on social media channels. But you lead a small business or organization that doesn’t have the resources to hire dedicated communications staff. […]
