Leadership: Communication
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How to escape the advice trap and lead with curiosity
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Communication
9
Delegation
8
Identity & self-belief
5
- The first problem someone states is rarely the real problem.
- Letting others find their own answer beats giving a brilliant one.
- Interrupting a rambling conversation is an act of good coaching.
Handling peer lobbying, team diversity, and leading change in resistant cultures
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Communication
9
Hiring & recruitment
7
Delegation
5
- Interview a peer's candidate — it costs nothing and builds goodwill.
- Without senior leadership backing, change efforts will stall or backfire.
- Let leads choose their own development competency to drive real engagement.
How to receive feedback well: a six-step framework
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Communication
9
Resilience & grit
7
Management
6
- The receiver — not the giver — decides what feedback to act on.
- Replace 'any feedback?' with one specific question that actually works.
- Small experiments beat all-or-nothing decisions when trying feedback out.
Why your motive for leading determines how well you lead
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Management
9
Communication
6
- Wrong leadership motive drives avoidance of the job's hardest parts.
- Not having difficult conversations is selfishness, not kindness.
- Repetition is the job: employees need seven exposures before believing a message.
Getting better at empathy: Daniel Goleman on emotional intelligence
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Communication
9
Identity & self-belief
7
Mental health & wellbeing
6
- Empathy has three types — only one makes people want to follow you.
- Too much empathy leads to avoiding feedback, not giving it.
- EI is learnable at any age; start with mid-range strengths, not weaknesses.
How to give effective feedback using a three-step framework
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Management
9
Communication
7
- Excessive preamble is a delay tactic — employees already know what's coming
- SBI framework forces clarity when difficult messages make managers vague
- Continue coaching should outpace improvement coaching five to one
How to ask for career help effectively
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Communication
9
Identity & self-belief
6
- Vague asks kill credibility — clarity unlocks real introductions
- Follow up within 24 hours or the opportunity evaporates
- Sponsors pull levers for your career; mentors just advise
Working effectively across cultures: lessons from a year in Mumbai
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Communication
9
Identity & self-belief
7
Market research
5
- Why 'yes' abroad often means no — and what to do
- Needs-based selling is a Western concept many cultures reject
- Living abroad resets your sense of wants vs. needs permanently
How to start and navigate difficult conversations at work
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Communication
9
Conflict resolution
8
Objection handling
5
- A three-step framework turns any charged conversation into a structured dialogue
- Never commit in the call — email removes pressure on agreeable negotiators
- Pre-negotiate the meeting agenda to guarantee airtime with domineering executives
How to lead and influence remote teams effectively
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Management
9
Communication
8
Processes & SOPs
5
- Why everyone's responsibility always becomes no one's responsibility
- Written tasks get done more often than verbal ones — here's why
- Go slow: the right way to transition a team to remote work
How to build a leadership brand in three steps
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Communication
9
Branding
8
Vision & mission
7
- Your brand is how others experience what you believe — not your logo.
- Mission almost always originates in suffering or personal adversity.
- Humility is a leadership virtue but a brand liability — be direct instead.
How to build the leadership skill of reading the room
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Communication
9
Identity & self-belief
5
- 92% of leaders think they're self-aware; only 10–15% of peers agree.
- Most leaders vagabond — jumping between ideas without ruling any out.
- Reading the room means noticing who is missing from it, not just who's present.
How to identify what someone most wants to talk about
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Communication
9
Prospecting & outreach
6
- Out-of-place details in conversation signal exactly what someone wants to discuss.
- Ask the personal question directly, then stay silent — qualifiers kill the conversation.
- Purely transactional relationships collapse; personal bonds make people go out of their way.
How to sell a vision inside your organisation
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Communication
9
Vision & mission
8
- Start with resistors — they surface the costliest objections early.
- Vision leaks: when you're tired of saying it, you're half done.
- Pitch your boss by answering their goals, not your own.
Breaking the cycle of self-deception in leadership and relationships
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Communication
9
Identity & self-belief
7
- You provoke the behavior you complain about — and can't see it.
- Justification is the tell: if you're defending it, it's wrong.
- Two conversations — meet to learn, meet to give — shift any relationship.