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Many leaders time the time to really think about and reflect on decision-making. I also think formal leaders spend a lot of time thinking about resources and strategic initiatives and deadlines.

I don't think as many formal leaders set aside time to consider how the way they communicate intersects with leadership and power.

Power can exist without leadership, but leadership cannot exist without power.

On this episode of The Communicative Leader, we're going to consider power as influence and what are "go-to" communication strategies convey to our team.

But we didn't forget about our informal leaders! In this episode, we make specific suggestions for how followers can embrace and step into their position power too. 

Until next time, communicate with intention and lead with purpose.

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Vision statements aren’t just for organizations or workgroups or project groups. Vision statements are for individuals – for those in formal leadership positions and for those who are not.

We can cast vision statements that will help us be where we want to be in five years or vision statements that guide our current project or that we live by.

Today on the Communicative Leader, we’re going to talk about how a thoughtful vision statement can help to get you where you want to be, and help you remain steadfast along the course.

Until next time, communicate with intention and lead with purpose.

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Hi leaders!

This week’s episode is an extra fun one. Why? 

Psychological safety expert, Stephan Wiedner, joins us. 

Stephan and his team help develop high-performance leaders, teams, and organizations. 

How? 

By focusing on psychological safety and good ole interpersonal communication skills.

So what IS psychological safety?

Psychological safety is our belief within our work environment that we can speak up, own a mistake, or express concerns without fear of reprimand or social consequence. 

Psychological safety is NOT carved in stone, it's not a commodity to possess, but a process teams should return to repeatedly. 

Until next time, communicate with intention and lead with purpose.

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More and more I have people telling me that they’re less interested in formal leadership roles. The pandemic has shifted priorities for some and for others, the idea of overseeing other adults and the headaches that often come with that doesn’t sound like an appealing one.  

My response?

You’re leading with or without a title. You’re leading when you’re mindful of it. You’re leading when you’re not mindful of it. 

Our words and our behaviors communicate to others whether we’re consciously thinking of the outcome and impact or not. 

Today we will consider what this looks like, why it is important, and provide an on-ramp for our friends who are interested in a formal managerial role in the future. 

Until next time, communicate with intention and lead with purpose.

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The leader-member relationship can get a bad rap.

We've all likely had some managers who were, well, not so great in that role. We might have had a manager (or managers) who were pretty crummy. But I'm also hopeful that you've worked with a manager who helped you to grow and succeed.

Some dismiss the relationship the share with their leader as one of little importance.

Oh my friends, you couldn't be more wrong. This is a pivotal workplace relationship.

Those with high quality relationships with their manager tend to make more money, enjoy more frequent promotions, and find more satisfaction in their work than those who have lower quality leader-member relationships.

Today we're going to consider how this relationship develops, how it is maintained and how it largely shapes the answer to the following question: What is my workplace experience?

Until next time, communicate with intention and lead with purpose.

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Imposter syndrome can sneak up on the best of us. 

It also sneaks up on most of us from time to time. 

A 2019 study found that up to 82% of folks report feeling like a fraud or experience feelings of self-doubt regarding their abilities from time to time.  

So...as you likely gathered, imposter syndrome is that pesky feeling that nags us and whispers not-so-nice things in our ears like "you're not good enough," "anyone could have achieved what I have," "they're going to realize that I'm not as smart/insightful/innovative as they thought when they hired me." 

Yeah, a real bully. 

So what can you do to keep imposter syndrome at bay? 

We're going to look at two clear paths today:

1. Mentoring
2. Empowerment 

What's our communication challenge? We're going to set high, but attainable goals. We're going to let our employees know we know they can do it. We're going to let ourselves know, that WE KNOW we can do it.  

Until next time, communicate with intention and lead with purpose.

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In 2020, as many as two-thirds of all employed Americans worked remotely, and now 75% of us prefer working from home at least some of the time.

What does this mean?

It means we need to stretch and flex and adapt our leadership and our communication to fit this brave new world.

So how do we do it? How do we bring that connection and responsiveness and authenticity into the hybrid environment?  Well, we look to organizational change leadership experts like Vanessa Hills to shine some light onto the topic.

Vanessa shares her model of virtual dialogic communication with us. Yeah, yeah, yeah...dialogic communication is an academic term, but Vanessa walks us through how it applies to us now.

Whether you work from home, work from the office, or a hybrid of the two, Vanessa's suggestions will help make your work life what you want it to be.

Until next time, communicate with intention and lead with purpose.

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My friends, we have come to our season 1 finale. 

This is very bittersweet, because I've been having so much fun chatting with you each week. But now we're taking time to brainstorm and plan for season 2 (coming in the New Year). 

So how are we wrapping up the first season? A greatest hits! 

Presumptuous? Heck Yeah.  But also a whole lot of leadership communication goodness!

In this episode, we're going to consider 4 distinct focuses:

1. Leadership Truths
2. The Power of Communication
3. Relationships...or Playing Nicely in the Sandbox with Others
4. Formal & Informal Leadership: Owning and Developing Your Expertise 

And what about our communication tips? What will help you navigate your world with more confidence, credibility, and success? 

1. Avoiding Powerless Language
2. Using I Statements
3. Finding Ways to Add to Your Self-Efficacy Bank

Remember, Leaders are individuals who value communication and learn how to do it well.

Until next time, communicate with intention and lead with purpose. 

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When we think about public leadership, we are all likely to have different reactions…different thoughts and visuals that come to mind. Some of us may have a warm, positive feelings associated with the term public leadership and others well, it may be a different story all together. 

Here’s the thing my friends, public leadership encompasses a whole slew of leadership roles and activities ranging from your local PTO and HOA to the federal government and beyond. This is why this area tends to elicit such varied reactions.

So considering the vast differences in public leadership, how the heck do we tie these roles together? What are some communicative activities that unite them?

Put simply: Influence

Whether you are a member of the local chamber of commerce and you’re trying to gain support for your new dining in the streets initiative or if you’re the president of the US, in order to be successful you need to be able to influence the attitudes and behaviors of your constituents.  

• How do we connect with various stakeholder groups? 
• How do we effect change? 
• How do we sway opinions?  

We integrate leadership and persuasive communication with elements of public relations – impression management and credibility for example.

In this episode of The Communicative Leader, we look at the link between leadership, PR, and credible communication. 

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In order to remain successful, organizations need to grow and change to meet consumer’s needs. But we also know that many of the most successful organizations such as Zappos, Google, and Disney have incredibly strong cultures. There’s the rub, my friends.

Culture tends to be stable, predictable, prescriptive…It is designed that way in order to effectively speak to new employees, seasoned employees, and senior managers all the same. 

So we hear the importance of establishing a strong culture, again something that tends to be fairly fixed, but in the same breath talk about the need to adapt, to flex, to evolve. 

Yes, a paradox my friends…how do we grow to meet consumer and market demands all while maintaining our north star, our culture? 

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