Leadership: Communication
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Starting difficult conversations about race at work
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Communication
9
Conflict resolution
7
- A 10-second script to open any race conversation without ambushing anyone
- Why calling someone in privately beats calling them out publicly
- Benefit of the doubt keeps your brain sharp — not naive, strategic
How to fire someone well: a leader's guide to tough conversations
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Management
9
Communication
7
- By the time you fire someone, you're already months too late.
- The CPR framework turns repeated issues into an explicit, undeniable pattern.
- Psychological safety — not accountability — unlocks discretionary effort and creativity.
How to discover what others truly value through conversation
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Communication
8
Prospecting & outreach
5
- Three question types reveal deep values without ever asking directly.
- 80% of what makes people successful is people skills, not technical knowledge.
- Long relationships stagnate into assumption — one intentional conversation breaks it.
How to recall and retain what you read as a leader
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Management
9
Productivity & habits
8
Communication
6
- Reading without sharing or applying it produces almost no lasting recall.
- Seek books to solve a real problem, not because they are popular.
- Near-retirement employees are protected by law — manage performance, not age.
How to find a mentor without the awkwardness
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Communication
9
Identity & self-belief
7
- Asking 'be my mentor' upfront is the wrong first move
- Start with one specific question, not a formal commitment
- Regular connection is where most mentoring relationships fail
How to get people talking: conversation techniques from 2,000 interviews
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Communication
9
Prospecting & outreach
5
- Asking 'most' questions forces ranking, killing natural storytelling
- A single word — 'because' — prompts people to reveal their real reasons
- Share vulnerability first; reciprocation comes later, not immediately
Taming workplace incivility: a leader's guide to civility culture
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Management
9
Communication
6
- Hidden belief systems — not bad people — enable workplace incivility
- 47% of workers deliberately reduce effort after a single rude incident
- Leaders must trust their gut discomfort before the culture silences it
Four phrases that help others feel seen and heard
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Communication
9
Culture building
6
- Saying "I don't know" makes leaders more credible, not less
- Resist fixing — asking "tell me more" builds real confidence
- Curiosity toward what frightens you replaces caricature with person
How to become more coach-like as a leader
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Management
9
Communication
7
- Taming your advice monster is the single biggest coaching unlock
- Fierce love: fully on their side, holding outcomes lightly
- Silence after a good question is a measure of success
How to improve organisational culture: assessments, values, and storytelling
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Culture building
9
Communication
5
- Withholding survey results destroys trust faster than never surveying at all.
- Values must be backed by incentives — not just posted on walls.
- Storytelling, not mandates, is how values travel across locations.
Leadership Q&A: meetings, mergers, career growth, and education
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Management
8
Communication
6
Identity & self-belief
5
- Three questions that make standing meetings worth keeping
- When to push back in a merger — and when to stay quiet
- Why goal-setting training backfires when employees don't set goals
How to use power responsibly by understanding its invisible impact
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Management
9
Communication
7
- Your power is already felt — whether or not you intend it.
- Framing power as responsibility produces measurably better leaders.
- Ask people how they felt — don't reconstruct it from your own head.
Coaching, accountability, and wisdom: answers to listener questions
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Communication
8
Management
7
Identity & self-belief
5
- Rules and incentives breed mediocrity — practical wisdom fills the gap.
- Accountability fails at step one: unclear expectations, not missing consequences.
- Coaching across cultures means meeting people where they are, not where you are.
How to reduce bias in feedback conversations
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Management
9
Communication
7
Culture building
5
- Praising women with superlatives while scoring them average sends false signals.
- Calling on a woman first in a meeting enables equal participation from all women.
- One phrase cuts perceptions of female aggressiveness by nearly 30 percent.
How to be a better ally at work for women of color
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Culture building
9
Communication
7
- Allies rank speaking out as key; women of color want opportunity advocacy.
- True allyship happens behind the scenes, not in public gestures.
- Invite missing voices to meetings — that one act moves careers.