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Leadership Communications Action PLanner 10 Jul 2012 | 02:10 am
Leadership Communications Action PLanner What is the vision of your organization? (Where are you going?) What is the mission of your organization? (How will you get there?) What is the leadership c...
Action Steps 6 Jul 2012 | 02:14 am
Set clear, credible targets. Tell your people where you want to take the organization, whether it be a project team or an entire company. Be specific. Do not overpromise or underpromise. Steve Jobs, C...
Why Leaders Communicate 2 Jul 2012 | 02:04 am
Why Leaders Communicate Leadership messages involve specific challenges; very often, they are tactical in nature. The messages may be designed to do one or more of the following: Affirm the organiza...
What Leaders Communicate 1 Jul 2012 | 02:18 am
Leadership communications are those messages from a leader that are rooted in the values and culture of an organization and are of significant importance to key stakeholders, e.g., employees, customer...
Words of Wisdom 30 Jun 2012 | 02:11 am
For Oprah, giving advice is second nature. In a way, her life is her message. Her achievements, tempered by her infectious sense of humor, give her stature; people want to listen to what she has to sa...
Oprah Winfrey—Life as a Story 26 Jun 2012 | 01:40 am
Amid the plethora of afternoon programs ranging from steamy soaps to shock-talk TV, there is a voice apart. It is one of clarity born of focus, conviction steeled by hard times, heart born of compassi...
Importance of Telling Stories 22 Jun 2012 | 02:18 am
Stories are important to us. From the days of our tribal ancestors, we have been sharing tales, shaping fables, and writing plays about the human condition. Why? Because these stories, with their rich...
Acting Out Stories 18 Jun 2012 | 02:08 am
Acting Out Stories Storytelling also can take the form of play-acting. Trainers do this very well when they create role-plays and simulations. In role-plays, participants are asked to play roles rela...
Kindness to Strangers 15 Jun 2012 | 02:37 am
Compassion is a vital element of leadership. Leaders can talk about it until they are blue in the face, but one story can say more than all the lectures. Mother Teresa had a rich treasure trove of st...
Reflection 11 Jun 2012 | 03:10 am
This type of story is a voyage of self-discovery for the teller. The outcome is the leader’s self-knowledge, i.e., “what I learned about myself and what I hope others will learn from this.” Katherine ...
