Quote for the week:

"The greatest problem in communication is the illusion that it has been accomplished."

– George Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright and political activist

This week's edition features an article in Harvard Business Review with 3 specific, actionable techniques strong leaders use to  communicate - and also how you can apply the principles in your own work. 

1. How Great Leaders Communicate

By Carmine Gallo

1,533 words | 8 minute read | Link to article

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2. Summary

Transformational leaders are exceptional communicators.

In this piece, author Carmine Gallo identifies 4 communication strategies to help motivate and inspire your team:

1) Use short words to talk about hard things.

2) Choose sticky metaphors to reinforce key concepts.

3) Humanize data to create value.

4). Make mission your mantra to align teams.

Gallo identifies principles that make a major impact on your ability to get message heard.

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The good news about effective written and oral communication:

You can transform yourself into a highly-skilled communicator, opening up a world of new professional opportunities for yourself, such as: 

✅ Promotion to managerial and executive positions 

✅ Increased likelihood of getting funding for your initiatives

✅ Expanding your influence so you can make a broader impact

Real-world talk on making this transformation:

🔵 There's no such thing as an "overnight success"; think progress, not perfection

🔵 Once you've learned/internalized principles such as those above, put them into practice, starting with one, building the "mental muscle memory" through repetition, and then moving to the next

🔵 In preparing communications that reflect the principles, give yourself more time than you think you'll need. With consistent use, you'll gradually be able to implement the principles more quickly. 

❗Above all else, be kind to yourself - it takes time to hone these skills, but you will make progress if you keep at it. 

Alena Darmel

Have you put into practice the ideas in this week's edition?

What challenges (and victories!)  have you experienced in using these principles?

Let me know your thoughts, and I'll share your comments in a future One for the Week.

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