Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

” You have a chance to lead and overcome a failure to communicate. At their core, these moments of frustration are an opportunity to lead and solve an all-too-common problem: failure to communicate. Those assumptions are often at the core of our failure to communicate well with one another. Doesn’t my boss get it?

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 22, 2021

3 Communication Mistakes That Sabotage Your Influence and Impact When it comes to having better influence at work, words matter. Avoid These Communication Mistakes appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders. Of course, WHAT you say will instantly influence your credibility and impact. The post Want Better Influence at Work?

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 31, 2025

How can you ensure your leadership communication strategy cuts through the noise and actually sticks with your team? Without a clear communication strategy, your team may struggle to stay focused on what truly matters. How the Five by Five Communication Method ensures clarity and focus.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 11, 2025

Episode 298: Are you a new manager struggling to boost teamwork and communicate in ways that truly move your team forward? This episode explores seven essential communication skills every first-time manager needs. 06:14] Communication Skill #1: Lead Before You’re Promoted- One way to ease the transition?

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 21, 2025

How to communicate your vision consistently to reinforce the culture you’re building. 05:36) David introduces the five-by-five communication plan as a method for reinforcing a trust culture. 05:36) David introduces the five-by-five communication plan as a method for reinforcing a trust culture.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 30, 2025

Episode 305: Have you ever wondered if the way you communicate as a leader could destroy trust with your team? Even well-meaning leaders unintentionally send the wrong message through avoidable communication misstepsand when trust slips, so does performance, engagement, and morale. Encouragement isnt fluffits essential fuel.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 22, 2021

3 Communication Mistakes That Sabotage Your Influence and Impact. 3 Communication Mistakes That Sabotage Your Leadership Influence at Work. ” Start Here to Be a More Influential Communicator at Work. “I’m working on improving my communication to have more influence at work. If you screw up, admit it.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JULY 15, 2024

High-performing teams invest in clear workplace communication by ensuring shared understanding. When your organization or team communicates effectively, you’re nimble. One easy-to-use workplace communication tool will eliminate most of these frustrations, save you time, and improve performance and morale.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

All communication involves a send and a receive. When you check for understanding, you are taking ownership for the effectiveness of your communication. Communication is a team sport. Save Days, Weeks, Even Months of Lost Time. with a Quick Check for Understanding. What is a Check for Understanding? Not Just For Leaders.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 17, 2025

Productivity doesnt happen by chanceits cultivated through clarity, communication, and habits that stick. 00:06:26] – Repetition Builds Understanding Learn why sharing your mission and goals multiple times in different waysusing the 5×5 communication strategyis the secret to reinforcing your teams focus. [00:08:29]

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Let's Grow Leaders

AUGUST 5, 2024

Technique #1: Communicate Consistently: Five By Five Communication If you have a strategic message that you need people to remember, don’t communicate it once and wait for the magic. If something is important communicate it 5 times, 5 different ways. More on 5×5 Communication here. You say in exasperation.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 1, 2023

How Do I Communicate an Unpopular Return to Office Decision #AskingForaFriend? It’s time to communicate this to my team. So, how do you communicate these tough decisions effectively? Anticipate Questions: Prepare yourself for the questions your team might have and address these proactively in your communication.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 25, 2025

The post 3 Overlooked Communication Skills to Be a Leader People Want to Follow appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders. Episode 300: What separates a leader people want to follow from one they just tolerateand could it be as simple as how you say, “Great job”? And yet, your team is craving it.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Top 5 Reader’s Choice Articles of 2024 Your top picks focused on mastering clear communication, navigating emotional conversations, challenging unproductive mindsets, and fostering trust in the face of workplace challenges. Read here Why it clicked: Most employees were never taught the art of effective reporting and readouts.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 29, 2023

Capture Attention Through Better Remote Team Communication With so many people working from anywhere, effective remote team communication has never been more critical. By understanding and leveraging these principles, you too can become a master in the art of remote team communication. I’d better pay attention.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 10, 2022

Master remote team communication with variety and consistency. If you’re serious about becoming a better remote leader, you’re going to want to become a master in the art of remote team communication. Key initiatives, motivation, strategic priorities, updates, celebrations–there is so much to communicate with your team.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 12, 2024

Episode 252: In this episode, David introduces you to 12 effective phrases to help you improve your communication skills and effectively navigate workplace conflict. Improve Your Communication Skills With These Powerful Phrases [00:00] David is ready to dive into his new book that offers over 300 phrases to handle workplace conflict.

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International Coaching Federation

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Over the last few years, there have been significant and notable shifts in the way we communicate. The digital native generations Millennials, Generation Z, and Generation Alpha, born after 1980 have been shown to prefer instant messaging and video calls over face-to-face or telephone communication.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MARCH 17, 2025

NOTE: We find there’s some tongue-in-cheek catharsis in using the word “couth” during the forming stages of the team agreement, but you’ll want to rename it before you begin your widespread communication plan. They werent asking about technical skills or strategic decision-making. or Ill follow up by [date].

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

In this episode, former Silicon Valley communications CEO Sabrina Horn gives you the tools to lead with integrity, navigate the challenges that compromise authenticity, and transform your influence by leading from the truth. It’s a cliche you’ve undoubtedly heard more than once: Fake it until you make it. Connect with Sabrina.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

10:38] – The 5×5 Strategy for Communicating What Matters Most One mention isnt enough. The post Four Critical Communication Skills to Solve 90% of your Leadership Challenges appeared first on Let's Grow Leaders. Episode 292: Are leadership challenges making your job harder than it should be? The good news?

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Let's Grow Leaders

JANUARY 23, 2023

What should I do #askingforafriend In today’s quick Asking for a Friend from the road (less than 3 minutes) from Gettysburg, PA, I share three PRACTICAL tips for communicating with executives and grabbing their attention for your important message. Resources for Compassionate Conversations Three Tips for Communicating to Executives 1.

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Let's Grow Leaders

MAY 19, 2025

Edmondsons research shows that teams with high psychological safety are more likely to communicate openly, admit errors, ask for help, and experiment. Overcoming the Quiet Room: Why Your Training Needs Psychological Safety Imagine this: you kick off a training session with a question, and youre met with hesitant silence.

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Master Coach University

APRIL 10, 2022

It means more than just being aware of what’s going on around you; it means communicating in such a way that inspires your team to reach their full potential. The concept of coaching presence ICF takes a skillful coach and turns him or her into a professional leader.

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Master Coach University

APRIL 5, 2022

I recently worked with a burnt out health coach who complained… “I’m tired of working so hard and getting paid very little.” I’ve had it with my clients’ apathy around coaching, and hearing ‘no’ and ‘I’ll get back to you’ again and again.” Kris, I’m failing in my coaching practice.” I told her, “Not true. […].

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 5, 2025

Listen Actively:Because Sometimes the Most Powerful Phrase You Can Say Is Nothing In a world full of deadlines, devices, and drive-by updates, deep, active listening has become a rare (and powerful) act. Its easy to half-hear while scanning Teams, thinking about your next meeting, or mentally composing your grocery list. But when you truly tune in?

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Let's Grow Leaders

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

There are three critical steps senior leaders must take to make this vision a reality: Visibly Model Comprehensively Communicate Intentionally Amplify Lasting Business Culture Change Starts with Senior Leaders Our favorite definition of culture comes from marketing guru Seth Godin. This is where a 5 x 5 communication plan is essential.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 12, 2022

There’s the initial shock, the communication, the “I wonder if I’m impacted too” angst, and of course, the really painful decisions involved in selecting who will go. And, will likely be extra sensitive to THE WAY things are being communicated as well as what is being said. I know it’s hard. Be a listener.

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Let's Grow Leaders

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Not only will you protect your reputation, but you’ll also foster a healthier, more collaborative team dynamic—and that’s a win for everyone. Why Scapegoating Happens When things go wrong, some people toss blame around like a frisbee in a windstorm—random, chaotic, and bound to hit someone who didn’t see it coming.

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Let's Grow Leaders

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Clear communication gets you past “magical thinking” to create a shared understanding of success. We’ll bet that somewhere along the line, clear communication was compromised, and “magical thinking” crept in. That’s a conversation that can’t go anywhere because communication is unclear.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

How to Communicate Like a BossWith a Little Help from Your Pod Whales have a pretty cool way of navigating their world. They get better feedback because communication is a team sport. They get better feedback because communication is a team sport. But heres the key: they dont do it alone. Thats exactly what great leaders do.

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Let's Grow Leaders

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The Right Words at the Right Time: Crafting Recognition That Sticks Think about the best recognition youve ever received. Who said what, and why did it hit you so deeply? Recently, two people told me, I am proud of you. Both times, my throat tightened with unexpected emotion. The Words Matter Powerful words are simple, specific, and sincere.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 3, 2023

I have an idea that might help your communication and strengthen collaboration on our team, would you be open to a conversation about that? The dude who thinks they know-it-all, and doesn’t hesitate to pontificate, question, and debate everything. They offer unsolicited advice or undesired help.

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Let's Grow Leaders

OCTOBER 18, 2024

8 Ways to Deal with Team Conflict Hire for Conflict Communication Skills De-escalate Heated Conflict in the Moment Reflect to Connect Gather Information with Three Quick Questions Diagnose the Situation: Is this a vent or a problem that needs to be solved? Hire for Conflict Communication Skills 2. Not every complaint needs a solution.

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Let's Grow Leaders

JUNE 12, 2025

Replace Vague Agreements With Tangible Actions If you’ve ever “agreed to communicate better” or “be nicer,” you’ve seen how quickly vague agreements lead right back to—you guessed it— recurring conflict. Maybe you both used some of your favorite codes or Powerful Phrases. Maybe it even ended in a smile. But then comes Monday. Same conflict.

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Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 21, 2025

Before diving back into your own tasks, you flag the update to your GTM partners, knowing theyre planning next weeks customer communications. Clarity + Curiosity) Its one thing to communicate. This Quick Gut Check That Can Save Your Team Hours of Rework You move fast. Decisions pile up. Calendars fill. Who needs to know it?

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