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Communication is vital to all facets of business, but it takes work to get it right. In my daily coaching practice and blog, I discuss strategies and tactics for becoming an effective communicator—as individuals, teams, brands, or organizations.
The Soundtrack of Strategy: Finding Your Vocal Signature
Your voice shapes how others perceive your leadership. By refining pitch, pace, and pauses, you can project confidence, emotional intelligence, and authority. Research shows these nuances drive engagement, credibility, and influence—making your unique “vocal signature” a vital leadership tool, especially in the virtual era.
Get AI-Ready: A Guide for Non-Tech Executives
AI is reshaping industries, yet many leaders aren't prepared to guide this transformation. Beyond mastering the technology, executives need an AI-driven mindset to unlock new opportunities. This guide offers insights on treating AI as a strategic partner and developing the skills necessary to continue leading effectively.
Boost Your Meetings: 7 Tips for Instant Impact
Meetings are often unproductive, but they don’t have to be. This blog post offers new ideas like 'Meeting Sabbaticals,' 'Silent Meetings,' and 'Crowdsourced Agendas' to ensure relevant discussions. It also covers how to combat meeting FOMO by making attendance optional and introduces the concept of GAAS to keep meetings on track.
Walking the Talk: Energizing Business Communication
Walking meetings foster collaboration, improve team dynamics, and reduce stress. In this post, you'll find actionable tips to integrate innovative methods such as Run-and-Talks or Walk-and-Calls into your workday, benefiting your well-being and business performance.
How to Build an Inspiring Team Brand: A Blueprint for Leaders
Team branding is often overlooked in favor of personal branding, yet the most successful teams are not just groups of individuals—they are cohesive brands. This guide will show you how to create a team brand that aligns with your organization's goals, boosts collaboration, and elevates your team's influence.
Quiet Giants: How Introverted Leaders Drive Corporate Success
Introverted leaders possess unique qualities that can transform organizations. By embracing their inherent traits, introverted leaders can foster an effective, respected leadership style, challenging the traditional stereotype that equates leadership with extroversion.
Interview: “In the era of AI, a robust personal brand is critical."
A compelling personal brand fosters connections, innovation, and inspiration. Embracing AI tools enhances visibility but leaders must augment rather than replace human authenticity to maintain their distinct personal brand and leverage AI's transformative potential effectively.
Nonverbal Communication: The Silent Power at Work
This guide highlights the often-overlooked power of nonverbal cues in shaping leadership perception, stressing the critical role of gestures, expressions, and tone. It advises leaders to intentionally employ nonverbal strategies, including posture and spatial tactics, to enhance their executive presence and amplify their effectiveness.
The 11 Most Common Risks & Mistakes in Negotiations
Mastering the art of negotiation is a transformative skill. It empowers business leaders to navigate negotiations confidently, avoiding the common pitfalls that derail deals. Prioritizing thorough preparation, emotional intelligence, and effective communication, leaders can forge agreements that serve their interests, partnerships, and reputation.
Upgrade Your Active Listening Skills With These Fresh Methods
Effective listening is a challenge yet vital for business leaders. It offers diverse insights and enhances decisions and the employee experience. Leaders should adopt fresh techniques like Empathetic Mirroring and Micro-Expressions Recognition. Despite the effort, the rewards – improved relationships, teamwork, and leadership – are invaluable.
Harnessing the Power of “Executive Presence”
Executive presence is the game-changing skill that differentiates exceptional leaders, empowering them to engage, inspire, and motivate others. By mastering this skill, leaders achieve remarkable results, foster inclusive teams, and uphold stakeholder confidence.
9 Tips on How to Overcome Your Fear of Public Speaking
Public speaking is crucial in business, yet it's a common fear. But, anyone can develop effective communication skills. We share practical strategies to help you become a compelling speaker, unlock your potential, and confidently engage any audience.
9 Great Use Cases Why Leaders Work With Systemic Coaches
By focusing on relationships & systems thinking, executives develop more effective solutions for systemic issues thus creating healthier, more sustainable organizations. Read my post to learn why leaders choose to work with a systemic business coach.
7 Trends CXOs Need to Know About Public Relations
Reputation accounts for 63% of companies’ market value and CXOs who prioritize PR are better equipped to build a positive public image, protect their organization's reputation, and drive growth. Read my post to learn key best practices & trends when it comes to PR.
CEOs: Getting Sustainability Communications Right
Sustainability is increasingly becoming who we are as a society – or who we want to be. Read my post to learn why CEOs are critical to avoid greenwashing and also getting sustainability communications right.
Leading With Impact Through Executive Storytelling
Storytelling inspires and motivates stakeholders but many business leaders are not comfortable with it as effective storytelling relies on authentically sharing personal struggles. Read on to find out why and how you should approach storytelling.
C-Suite Beware: Disinformation Arrived in the Corporate Sector
Disinformation has firmly arrived in the corporate sector and it is imperative for C-level executives to understand this threat and be prepared for it. Read my blog post for more info.
CEOs: Cyber Resilience Requires Effective Communications
Business leaders and their organizations need to learn a new skill: Cyber Resilience. Without it, they risk steep economic cost, legal troubles, and reputational damage. Read my post to find out how you can develop an effective Cyber Resilience strategy.
What Business Leaders Need to Know about the Metaverse
Bloomberg considers the metaverse an $800 billion opportunity but does the intense debate around the metaverse represent a paradigm shift or a flash in the pan? Read my post to find out what opportunities & risks come with the Metaverse.
8 Crucial Steps for Business Crisis Communication
COVID and the many examples of organizations facing internal problems (technology, leadership, or operational systems) made it clear that nobody lives outside the bounds of a crisis anymore. Read my post to find out what you can do to get real & prepared.