Leadership: Communication
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Vulnerability as a leadership tool: building trust through story
Bill Gallagher
January 23, 2019
Culture building
9
Identity & self-belief
7
Communication
6
- Vulnerability is courage, not weakness — and leaders set the permission level.
- Childhood survival skills become adult superpowers that quietly limit you.
- One word can surface what truly drives a person — and transform team trust.
Leading Enneagram Type 6: Practical do's and don'ts for managers
StoryBrand With Donald Miller
November 26, 2018
Management
9
Communication
7
- A Six's endless questions are risk assessment, not insubordination.
- Win their trust once and you gain your most loyal team member.
- Every Seven and Eight leader needs a Six to catch what they miss.
How to lead and work with Enneagram Type 1 perfectionists
StoryBrand With Donald Miller
November 26, 2018
Management
8
Communication
6
- Type 1s never go to prison — their ethics are that hardwired
- Ask 'how can we improve this?' and watch a One light up
- Perfectionism causes procrastination — set done thresholds or they'll stall
How to lead an Enneagram Type 8: dos and don'ts
StoryBrand With Donald Miller
November 26, 2018
Management
9
Communication
7
- Eights hide deep loyalty and heart behind a tough exterior
- Show strength and decisiveness or an Eight will fill the vacuum
- Eights fight for underdogs — bullying is a counter-phobic Six trait
Leading Enneagram Type 9: practical dos and don'ts
StoryBrand With Donald Miller
November 26, 2018
Management
8
Communication
6
- Nines merge with group opinion unless you actively press for their view
- Unhealthy nines lose all sense of self — more atmosphere than person
- Their best roles: conflict negotiation and bridging irreconcilable differences
16 leadership activities to build connection and self-awareness
Noah Kagan
June 14, 2018
Communication
9
Culture building
8
Identity & self-belief
5
- Talking to yourself out loud for 10 minutes cuts through mental noise
- Repeated low-stakes vulnerability — not pep talks — builds high-trust teams
- Four leadership archetypes (Moses, Joshua, Miriam, Sarah) clarify who does what
How to write better emails and run more effective meetings
Cameron Herold
February 6, 2018
Communication
9
Processes & SOPs
6
- Adding an alarm clock emoji boosts email open rates by 17%
- Delegate with time budgets, not instructions — 20 minutes, not two hours
- No agenda, no attenda: refuse meetings without a structured agenda
How to run meetings that people don't hate
Cameron Herold
November 22, 2017
Communication
8
Processes & SOPs
6
- Bad meetings stem from zero training, not meetings themselves
- A shared agenda with time-boxes can cut meeting length in half
- Over-inviting is worse than leaving someone off the list
How to build a great business partnership from scratch
Noah Kagan
June 14, 2017
Communication
8
Business models
5
- One blunt negotiation line replaced all spin with radical honesty.
- Value beats hours: respect what each partner brings, not time logged.
- 50/50 splits fail when partners don't project long-term contribution.
Building a happier workforce through clear expectations and trust
Bill Gallagher
April 19, 2017
Culture building
9
Management
7
Communication
6
- Unclear expectations are the hidden root of most workplace unhappiness
- Drive-by management erodes trust faster than any perk can rebuild it
- Honest feedback only flows when leaders explicitly invite it
How deep listening transforms business and personal communication
Bill Gallagher
January 25, 2017
Communication
9
Identity & self-belief
6
- Most listening stops at words — missing emotion and threatened values.
- A 10-year TV argument resolved in minutes by hearing the real value.
- Repetition is a signal: the other person doesn't feel fully heard yet.
How to discover, embed, and activate company purpose
Bill Gallagher
December 30, 2016
Management
9
Vision & mission
8
Communication
7
- Purpose only creates leverage when embedded in planning and daily rituals
- A BHAG unlocks itself once founders are energised by genuine purpose
- Personal purpose alignment is an under-used retention and hiring multiplier
How 1-800-GOT-JUNK? ran their daily team huddle
Cameron Herold
February 16, 2012
Communication
8
Processes & SOPs
6
- A 10-minute standup replaces disconnected weekly meetings entirely.
- Good news first — personal wins create team cohesion fast.
- Live numbers vs. goal keep every department publicly accountable.