Leaders often find themselves in the position of having their motives and intentions misunderstood and misinterpreted. In today's episode, I'll share one specific example of how to overcome potentially negative perceptions people have of you and generalize the idea for application to other negative perception situations. Additional Leadership Resources Download our … [Read more...]

Finding ways to stay positive, encouraging, and supportive rather than negative, critical, and judgmental of others is a powerful strategy in your leadership communication tool box. One way to develop your ability to stay on the positive side of communication regardless of the circumstances is to develop a consistently grateful perspective. This week, I'm looking at ways to … [Read more...]

How you think about your communications with others - your intentions and mindset - will make a big impact on your long-term communication effectiveness. In this episode, Carl Smith and I briefly explore the impact of your communication mindset and how it affects your ability to Talk Like a Leader. Additional Leadership Resources Learn more about Carl Smith. … [Read more...]

How we think about others affects how we interact with them, and how we interact with them often reveals how we think about them. This week, I'm covering three actions we can take towards others that will improve both how we think about them and how we interact with them. Let's discuss the concept of accepting, approving, and appreciating others. Additional Leadership … [Read more...]

This episode is the final episode of a 4 episode series looking at the ways each of us communicate and interact with others that can unintentionally create the perception of threat in other people. This week, I'm focusing on both sides of the interactions involving people with Cautious traits. What do people with Cautious traits do that can trigger a threat response in others … [Read more...]