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5 Leadership Books To Read In January 2023 To Develop Yourself

Joseph Lalonde

Dale Carnegie distills the principles he learned to the reading audience. Start With Why by Simon Sinek: One of the books that got me genuinely excited about developing and growing was Start With Why by Simon Sinek. Though the book is over 40 years old, the nuggets of wisdom are still good. The best thing?

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5 Steps You Can Take To Improve Your Communication Skills

Joseph Lalonde

I have stumbled over my words while speaking in front of audiences, failed to clearly communicate messages in writing, and more. Coach John Wooden, Simon Sinek, Oprah Winfrey, and others. Know your audience: Our communication can fall flat when we don’t know our audience. Find out who’s in the audience.

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Leadership and Work Teams

Great Leadership By Dan

Guest post from Simon Mac Rory: If you work in an organization today as a leader you will lead a team. The alternative is that you as leader do everything, believe that you have all the answers and the rest of the team become your audience whilst you perform. Simon operates from London with a Dublin-based support office.

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Your Business Problem Can Be Solved With Better Communication (Tip 3)

Decker Communication

Today we are going to talk about…” giving our audience an excuse to tune out. This is your menu of options to create an engaging experience that provides direction for your audience. Using a SHARP creates an emotional connection with your audience so that the message is enduring and resonates. SHARPS are everywhere!

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Leaders ‘instill trust’

Decker Communication

It’s easy to forget to drop the guard, relate, meet the audience where they are, and talk through. Easier to say than do; it starts with meeting the audience where they are. A great tip is being obsessive about your audience, which should help pull the human language out better. Be More Self aware.

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Servant Leadership in Action

Leading Blog

Simon Sinek adds, “The daily practice of servant leadership is less grand than people tend to think. He writes, “Frankly, I had always hoped my greatest message would be to an audience of thousands, not to an audience of one. Our message is always given to an audience of one—the person we are serving. Now I know better.

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Impossible to Ignore

CEO Blog

I read a great book by Carmen Simon, PhD called Impossible to Ignore - Creating Memorable Content to Influence Decisions. Simon is a Cognitive Scientist. Simon has the advantage of hindsight. Of course I love marketing and SEO. Much of the approach to me echoes what a psychologist would do. We can get away with more content.

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