5 Essentials of Leadership Communication

Good leaders are good communicators. Susan Tardanico, executive in residence at the Center for Creative Leadership (@CCLdotORG), suggests 5 necessary communication characteristics leaders must exhibit to be successful:

· Beware of the “say/do” gap: align your actions with your words

· Take the complex and make it simple: distill compound thoughts and strategies into simple terms for quick clarity.

· Don’t fake it: let your values come through in your communication.

· Be visible: let your key stakeholders feel a personal attachment to you and the work that you believe in through face-to-face relations.

· Listen with your eyes as well as your ears: Stop, look and listen. Effective communication is 2-way. Ask good questions.

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