Leadership: Communication
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What engineers actually need from PMs, managers, and platform teams
Lenny's Podcast Product Career Growth
September 15, 2024
Management
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Communication
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Processes & SOPs
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- Excluding engineers from ideation drives the over-engineering and rewrites PMs hate.
- Rewrites almost always fail — migration time is massively underestimated every time.
- Platform teams need product managers or they build what's cool, not what's needed.
Five steps to make executive communication effortless
Dr. Grace Lee
September 7, 2024
Communication
9
Identity & self-belief
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- You already have the content — the skill is getting it out
- Wrong beliefs about yourself block progress more than lack of knowledge
- Communicating at all four learning levels separates leaders from presenters
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How to resolve workplace conflict without damaging relationships
Cameron Herold
August 31, 2024
Conflict resolution
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Communication
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- A four-phrase model keeps conflict specific, timely, and non-personal
- Ten positive call-outs before one hard conversation builds real trust
- Ask if you're fighting to be right — or to solve the problem
Six Leadership Traits That Earn Genuine Team Respect
Dr. Grace Lee
August 31, 2024
Delegation
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Communication
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Identity & self-belief
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- Confidence is internal; gravitas is how others perceive you.
- Delegate success, not just tasks, to free strategic bandwidth.
- Caring compassion — mutually beneficial — builds lasting team respect.
The POWER method for effective executive communication
Dr. Grace Lee
August 24, 2024
Communication
9
Public speaking
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- Communicating to impress is disempowering — communicate with intention instead.
- Principles signal deeper expertise than sharing everything you know.
- Becoming sought after beats grinding to find opportunities.
Five responsibilities that separate managers from directors
Dr. Grace Lee
August 18, 2024
Management
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Communication
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- Missing one of five RAISE skills blocks almost every manager promotion.
- Directors shape and refine strategy — they don't just execute it.
- Insight, not information, is what earns and sustains director-level authority.
Leadership as chief energizing officer: building a high-energy team culture
Cameron Herold
August 12, 2024
Culture building
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Management
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Communication
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- Praise twice as often as you criticize — fill the jar before you withdraw
- Starbucks CEO spent 2 hours every Friday handwriting personalised thank-you notes
- Skip-level meetings and MBWA build the trust that makes honest feedback possible
How your brain's systems shape strategy, influence, and relationships at work
Lenny's Podcast Product Career Growth
August 11, 2024
Communication
9
Management
8
Identity & self-belief
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- Low openness wires big-picture thinking directly to your brain's pain systems
- Appeal outweighs ability in relationships — miserable people get cut from the network
- Most teams use two of nine cognitive channels; unlocking purpose and gamma changes everything
How to introduce a performance improvement plan without scaring employees
HR Party of One
July 25, 2024
Management
9
Communication
8
Compliance & regulation
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- PIP stigma comes from misuse, not the tool itself
- Involving employees in goal-setting drives accountability and trust
- If you've already decided to fire them, skip the PIP entirely
CIA spy skills for influence, relationships, and decision-making
Brett Malinowski
July 23, 2024
Communication
9
Pivoting
7
Resilience & grit
5
- Why high-empathy people make the best — not worst — CIA operatives
- The three-life model that unlocks lifelong loyalty from anyone
- Why last impressions matter far more than first impressions
How to become a supercommunicator in business and life
Startups For the Rest of Us
July 23, 2024
Communication
9
Prospecting & outreach
6
Resilience & grit
5
- Mismatched conversation types — not bad intent — cause most conflicts.
- Asking permission to shift topics works better than just shifting.
- Writing three backup topics before networking removes anxiety, not skill gaps.
How to involve stakeholders in decisions without giving them a veto
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Communication
9
Conflict resolution
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- Absent explicit framing, stakeholders assume their input is a veto.
- Four distinct authority levels — view, voice, vote, veto — clarify roles upfront.
- Asking 'why' and arguing the contrary surfaces data people otherwise withhold.
Practical storytelling for leaders: from telling to meaning-making
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Communication
9
Identity & self-belief
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Community building
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- The real power of story happens after it's told, not during
- Describing emotion — not displaying it — is enough to trigger neural coupling
- The harvester-witness model turns listeners into active meaning-makers
Power as a force for good: lessons from the power paradox
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Management
10
Communication
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- Empathy is the single strongest predictor of gaining lasting power.
- Feeling powerful literally shuts down the brain's empathy networks.
- Relinquishing control — not tightening it — is what builds real influence.
Leadership Q&A: layoffs, performance, team repair, and executive presence
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Management
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Communication
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Customer experience
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- Layoffs hurt survivors most — transparency and alternatives come first
- Hostile termination reactions are predictable; self-examination is required
- Executive presence is a toolkit, not a personality type