Communication
Be clear and consistent when a crisis hits
In a crisis, leaders need to gather credible information and communicate it clearly to others in a transparent way to preserve trust, writes Glenn Parker.
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Careers
Where does executive presence matter most at work?
Leaders have many chances to exude their executive presence, including in meetings, presentations and during a time of crisis, writes Joel Garfinkle.
Workforce
In hard times, make the candidate experience easy
Companies that make the candidate experience pleasant by communicating with them in a clear and timely manner are best position to hire top talent.
Communication
How to grow a reputation as a thought leader
Becoming a thought leader can increase both a company's success and deepen your team's knowledge, writes Becky Robinson, who offers five tips to get started.
Communication
A funny thing about public speaking
Public speaking can be challenging enough for professional comedians, which is why business professionals may want to consider these five tips before cracking jokes in their presentation.
Communication
Resilience is rooted in a culture of connection
Intentionally connecting with colleagues and friends can improve our productivity and health while creating a positive culture of connection.
Workforce
The antidote to “quiet quitting”
Whether you're an employee or the CEO, clear communication is the key to quelling the "quiet quitting" phenomenon.
Communication
Presentation techniques for persuading the C-suite
Believing in your ideas and taking time to identify the "passion archetype" of each C-suite executive in your audience can help you craft a perfect presentation.
Leadership
Want to be a better leader? Build your ethical muscle
Leaders can create an ethical culture by following these nine guidelines, including considering their own values and motivation first.
Communication
The catalyst behind highly effective development conversations
Leaders can improve development conversations with employees by focusing on three areas that build motivation and engagement.
Communication
Difficult conversations: Common traps to avoid
Leaders can skillfully navigate a difficult conversation with an employee by avoiding these three common traps.
Leadership
4 ways to help your team succeed without micromanaging
Leaders don't need to resort to micromanaging their team when they create a culture of accountability.
Communication
Bad news? Why we should think better of the bad
Leaders can reframe what may be considered as bad news as a catalyst for new opportunities and innovation to advance a competitive edge.
Workforce
How a “village mindset” can empower employees
Combining servant leadership and a village mindset can help companies empower and engage employees
Workforce
From panic hiring to pink slips: Navigating workplace whiplash
Employers have swung from panic hiring to pink slips in the past year, but these four strategies can ease the chaos.
Communication
Leadership’s magic word
Does leadership have a magic word? More than one? Steve McKee shares one of the words he finds most effective.
Communication
How leaders can bring people together after messing up
Do you know how to recover from a very public mistake? John Baldoni offers leaders tips based on TV's "Borgen."
Communication
The “I have a dream” line that almost wasn’t
We might not be the orator that Martin Luther King Jr. was or be in situations with the same gravity, but we can still learn something about his public speaking approach.
Communication
What a health scare can teach about EQ and social awareness
Empathy is especially important because, as our author learned after a health scare, people are quick to make negative assumptions or judgments of others.