A Personal Branding MAP For Leaders
A Personal Branding MAP For Leaders

fundamental questions about whether the cause should be part of a leader’s personal brand or whether the leader should subordinate his or her brand to their cause

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Lessons From Citibank’s New CEO Announcement Cascade
Lessons From Citibank’s New CEO Announcement Cascade

Here's an example announcement cascade timeline: One-on-one conversations with those emotionally impacted – early morning Small group meetings with those directly impacted – late morning Formal announcement, concurrent with large…

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Learn and Apply The Critical Communication Lesson From NBC’s Olympic Timing Misfires
Learn and Apply The Critical Communication Lesson From NBC’s Olympic Timing Misfires

NBC has had a couple of communication misfires. The one that triggered this article was their running a promotion of their soon to be aired interview with backstroke gold medalist…

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Leading In An Age Of Decreased Face-To-Face Communication
Leading In An Age Of Decreased Face-To-Face Communication

Be, Do, Say You will choose your own way of leading. You will likely choose to lead in different ways in different times – from different chairs in different places. Keep…

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How Leaders’ Communication Styles Impact the Delivery of Results
How Leaders’ Communication Styles Impact the Delivery of Results

I recently asked acoustics expert David Greenberg what the greatest concert hall is. He quickly replied, “For what?” He went on to explain that different venues are better for certain…

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Contrasts in Controlling the Conversation: Armstrong vs. Weiner
Contrasts in Controlling the Conversation: Armstrong vs. Weiner

  Accepting that it's always dangerous to comment on things while they are happening, there seems to be a marked difference between how Lance Armstrong and Anthony Weiner have handled…

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Communication basics: who what how
Communication basics: who what how

  Whether you are onboarding into a new firm, taking on a new leadership role, or managing a team transition, the communication basics always apply.  Three critical decisions should guide…

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Emotional Positioning
Emotional Positioning

  As a new leader, everything communicates. And we're all new leaders all the time.  The core of your communication must be your message.   But how do you get…

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Inspiring and Enabling Disagreement is a Core Leadership Skill
Inspiring and Enabling Disagreement is a Core Leadership Skill

How do you react when someone disagrees with one of your ideas?  Does your fight or flight instinct click in?  That is, of course, the natural response honed by millions…

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