Expanding Your Leadership Conversations
Expanding Leadership Conversations
One of the most difficult and yet most inspiring leadership skills to develop is effective communication.
I think most people know when they have talked with a leader who communicates well: They feel inspired and perhaps more importantly — they feel listened to.
Most of my working life has been in the information technology sector where things tend to move fast — including conversations!
Over many years I have witnessed conversations where leaders have demonstrated excellent communication skills and also conversations that made people cringe!
So, how do we become better communicators and improve the quality of our business conversations?
Well, I like to use strategies that are quick and easy to implement as life is complex enough already! So, in this article I’ll share three communication strategies that have been helpful for me and for my clients:
Get Curious
My partner knows when I’m not listening to her. She’ll be talking to me and occasionally in the middle of our conversation my mind may wander — she has become an expert at interrupting my wandering mind by saying “What?!” in the middle of the silence.