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Never Say Never: The Importance of Word Choice in Leadership Communication

Leading Blog

As I conduct observation coaching with leaders, I watch for how their words resonate with their audience. This step requires the sender to know their audience and convey their message clearly and concisely to support understanding. L ANGUAGE matters. Does what they say induce fear? Excitement? Avoid Absolutes.

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Motivation: To Do or Not to Do

Leading Blog

As with all knowledge that enables you to be highly persuasive, you have a responsibility to apply this information ethically and with utmost integrity. His new book is the USA Today and Wall Street Journal #1 Best Seller Ignite a Shift: Engaging Minds, Guiding Emotions and Driving Behavior (Morgan James Publishing, July 2022).

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Featured Instigator: Eileen McDargh

Lead Change Blog

Focusing on resiliency, Eileen has found great synergy with health care audiences and long term care, educators (as an award-winning educator, she went from teaching kids to grown-ups—who are still like kids), and women’s leadership groups. I quit and never looked back. That was 36 years ago!”

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July 2018 Leadership Development Carnival

Lead Change Blog

Mary Ila Ward of Horizon Point Consulting submitted 6 Ways to Build Energy “We all have a finite amount of energy to give. Paula states: “ Some of the messages leaders have to share are directed at an audience of one instead of hundreds. ” Follow Ken on Twitter at @RapidStartLdr. Productivity.

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Incorporating 160 Effective Performance Phrases in Your Performance Appraisal Review Templates

HR Digest

Adapts communication style to fit the needs of different audiences. Attendance and punctuality also speak to an employee’s overall work ethic and dedication to their job. Displays a strong work ethic by always showing up to work on time. WORK ETHIC A strong work ethic is the backbone of a thriving workplace.

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Creating Your Image As A Leader With Colleen Hammond – The Answers From Leadership Podcast Episode 15

Joseph Lalonde

It’s at this point that I became an image consultant. I think a leadership success is when you can look and see that everyone was happy, you inspired people to something that is ethically and morally a good thing, you helped other people, and everyone was helped in the process and everyone gained something from it. Pray on it.

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5 Voices Church Leaders Should Be Listening to Right Now

Ron Edmondson

ERLC – When it came to whether or not we should ethically apply for government relief funds, Russell Moore and his team were my most trusted voice. One reason, as a consultant, I always want to still have some role in the local church is so I don’t lose the relevancy of actually doing the work. Other church leaders.

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