Leadership and Communication: How Great Leaders Talk the Walk
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If leadership is about influence, what is the conduit of influence? How do great leaders gain the support and commitment of their followers? How do they convey their ideals, goals, and strategies to the people who can help them bring it all to fruition?
Simply enough, it all begins with outstanding communication. Superb communication is the cornerstone of great leadership. Whether you are a corporate executive, a team leader, or a front line manager, whether a teacher, a community leader, or a parent, you can get superior results by effectively honing your communication skills.
The following guidelines will help you get your message across clearly and convincingly.
• Command the language. Be supremely articulate, even eloquent, in all written and spoken communication.
• Be yourself. Authenticity is a vital element of credibility. If you try to sound like someone else, your message will be diluted or lost entirely.
• Invite dialogue. Communication involves more than simply relating facts or your particular point of view. Let your listeners respond, question, and contribute to the conversation.
• Speak with confidence. Your honest display of conviction and passion will earn the respect of your audience.
• Walk your talk. Don’t just say it. Do it. Live it.
• Say it again. And again. Even the most powerful and important message must be repeated to get into the hearts and minds of your listeners.
• Take a stand. Inconsistent or wishy-washy communication will be quickly discounted. Better to take an extreme or unpopular stance than to waver from one position to the next.
• Say it in different ways. Speak to individuals, small groups, large audiences. Write powerful memos. Send timely emails. Issue press releases. Use the Internet. Today there are myriad venues for delivering your message. Use them.
Great leaders know: it’s not just what you say, it’s also how you say it. Communicate with authority, conviction, authenticity, and poise. That’s the way great leaders get results.
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About the Author: Liz Bywater RSS for Liz's articles - Visit Liz's website Dr. Liz Bywater is a highly respected career success coach and corporate consultant. As president of Bywater Consulting Group, she assists her clients through private career consultation, executive coaching and leadership development, career transition coaching, pre-hire assessment, team development, management training, workshop facilitation and keynote speaking. Liz is internationally recognized for her expertise in workplace performance and leadership excellence. As such, she has been interviewed for radio as well as print and online media outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, the NY Times, Crain's Business, USA Today, Yahoo! HotJobs and more. She is a member of the American Psychological Association, the Cornell Entrepreneur Network, and the Society for the Advancement of Consulting. You can follow Liz's Career Success blog here: http://bywatercareersuccess.blogspot.com. For more information, visit http://www.bywaterconsultinggroup.com. To sign up for Liz's free e-newsletter, filled with tips for improving individual, team, and organizational performance, send an email to info@bywaterconsultinggroup.com. Or call toll free: 800.846.4546. Click here to visit Liz's website. Ten Common Conflict Resolution Mistakes and How to Avoid Them Choosing a Coach Workplace Communication 201 Its What You Say AND How You Say It Leadership and Communication How Great Leaders Talk the Walk Leadership and Vision Whats Your Cathedral |
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