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Communicating Effectively When You’re Running on Empty

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Communicating clearly and persuasively sets you up to have the impact and influence you’re after. But what if you’re running on empty? Expressing your ideas and giving direction when you’re sleep-deprived, burned out, grieving, or in perimenopausal brain fog…can feel nearly impossible. So, what then?

Leadership development coach Muriel Wilkins talks us through communication techniques that meet you where you’re at mentally and emotionally so that you can rise to the moment (even when you’re worried you can’t).

Guest expert:

Muriel Wilkins is the co-founder of the executive coaching and leadership development firm Paravis Partners. She hosts the HBR podcast Coaching Real Leaders.

  • Resources:
  • “How to Communicate a Tough Decision to Your Team,” by Joseph Grenny
  • “When You Have to Carry Out a Decision You Disagree With,” by Art Markman
  • “How to Look and Sound Confident During a Presentation,” by Carmine Gallo
  • “How to Give and Receive Compliments at Work,” by Christopher Littlefield
  • “How to Be a Compassionate Manager in a Heartless Organization,” by Liz Kislik

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