Leadership: Communication
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Navigating workplace politics with allies, opponents, and adversaries
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Communication
9
Identity & self-belief
6
- Your opponent who disagrees is your greatest asset, not a threat.
- Trust and agreement are separate axes — confusing them is the core mistake.
- Adversaries you can't reach are best released, not converted.
Listening as leadership work: the four levels explained
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Communication
10
Identity & self-belief
5
- Most leaders are stuck at partial listening without realising it
- Powerful listening surfaces what people aren't saying aloud
- Listening selectively but deliberately beats trying to listen powerfully always
How Jay Powell managed a difficult stakeholder at the Federal Reserve
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
Communication
9
Management
7
Resilience & grit
6
- Powell's four unwritten rules for handling a hostile, unpredictable boss
- Build political allies before the crisis hits, not during it
- Why Fed independence is fragile without active relationship-building
How to use elevator speeches for executive presence
Coaching for Leaders
July 22, 2024
- An elevator speech is a dialogue, not a monologue or 30-second blast.
- Use a number and a label to make any answer instantly memorable.
- The longer you talk unfiltered, the less executive you sound.
Five simple rules for running effective meetings
Cameron Herold
July 6, 2024
Communication
9
Processes & SOPs
6
- Meetings don't suck — we've just never been trained to run them.
- No agenda, no attenda: structure every meeting with purpose and time limits.
- Written messages strip intonation — meetings exist to kill miscommunication.
How company culture connects brand identity to customer loyalty
Bill Gallagher
June 12, 2024
Culture building
9
Retention & loyalty
8
Communication
7
- Perks and parties fail when communication and trust are broken first
- Over-delivery on small moments builds loyalty no marketing budget can buy
- CEOs need direct communication systems — managers don't cascade reliably
How to have hard conversations without triggering defensive conflict
EOS Worldwide
June 4, 2024
Communication
9
Resilience & grit
6
- The person who speaks first owns whether conflict stays healthy
- Your brain can't distinguish a pointed question from a physical threat
- Three learnable behaviours prevent the war before it starts
How HR should handle political discussions during election season
HR Party of One
June 4, 2024
Communication
8
Compliance & regulation
7
- Banning political talk backfires — it drives resentment or underground conflict
- Private employers aren't bound by the First Amendment, but state laws vary
- Most states require voting leave; review your policies before election season
HR professional image and boundaries when transitioning into the role
HR Party of One
May 30, 2024
Communication
9
Management
7
- Promoted into HR internally? You must now create distance from existing friendships.
- Your words carry organisational weight — casual comments get hyperanalysed.
- Company happy hours: leave early or skip entirely.
Radical candor: caring directly and challenging personally in leadership
EOS Worldwide
May 29, 2024
Delegation
9
Communication
8
Management
6
- Staying silent to protect feelings costs the whole team dearly
- Soliciting criticism before giving it unlocks honest team feedback
- Bias, prejudice, and bullying each need a different response
How to handle awkward hygiene and conduct conversations at work
HR Party of One
May 23, 2024
- Lead with care, not complaints — frame issues as supportive check-ins.
- Never name who complained; protect sources in every sensitive conversation.
- Bad breath and body odour can be medical — never assume poor hygiene.
When CEOs should speak out: leadership, DEI, and campus protests
Masters of Scale
May 21, 2024
Communication
9
Management
6
- A preference you won't defend publicly is not a principle.
- Dropping DEI labels without reaffirming diversity commitment is a betrayal.
- Campus protest extremes hide the 80% who want civil dialogue.
The one commitment leaders must make to break through the ceiling
EOS Worldwide
May 21, 2024
Communication
9
Management
7
Prospecting & outreach
6
- Hidden dishonesty in a team cost one leader $150,000
- Speed of vulnerability directly determines speed of breakthrough
- Ten concrete actions to become more open, honest, and vulnerable
How articulation directly drives your career compensation
Dr. Grace Lee
April 27, 2024
Communication
10
Identity & self-belief
5
- Promotions go to those who best communicate their value, not their technical skill.
- Words are thinking — without language for an idea, it stays unrealised.
- Selling is something you do for people, not to them.
How to build deeper, more robust relationships with Carole Robin
Lenny's Podcast Product Career Growth
April 25, 2024
Communication
9
Management
6
Identity & self-belief
5
- Appropriate vulnerability makes you a stronger, more influential leader.
- Anger is a secondary emotion — fear and hurt are usually underneath.
- Stay on your side of the net: describe behavior, not motives.