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Mini Episode #10: Four Communication Skills that Make or Break All Leaders

Mini Episode #10: Four Communication Skills that Make or Break All Leaders

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 [00:00:00] Suzie Price : welcome to this wake up eager workforce podcast mini episode where we share in 10 minutes or less our monthly article from LinkedIn in a new audio format courtesy of our AI co host as they walk through the article and share additional insights exclusively for you I am Susie Price I'm your podcast host and the founder of Priceless Professional Development and whether you're listening to one of our long form episodes or something like this mini episode our focus is always to provide everything to you related to helping employees in your organization build a high commitment low drama wake up eager workforce we're focused on creating great hiring creating great teams helping leaders and individuals wake up eager you can find all of our episodes long form and short form at Wake Up Eager workforce.com and you can subscribe anywhere that you get your podcasts so let me know if you have any questions if you are enjoying these mini episodes or any of our other episodes or if I can help you in any way you can find me at Susie at priceless professional. com Susie Price on LinkedIn and of course our contact information if you go to wake up eager workforce.com thanks for tuning in appreciate you very much and go out and have a wake up eager kind of day take care [00:01:24] AI 1 : has you ever been in that spot where you just you feel like you could be a better leader or maybe more influential even just day to day maybe prepping for something big or just wondering what that uh secret sauce really is [00:01:36] AI 2 : absolutely it's a common feeling [00:01:38] AI 1 : well if that sounds familiar you're definitely in the right place because today we're doing a deep dive into something absolutely fundamental for leadership communication [00:01:47] AI 2 : the bedrock really exactly [00:01:49] AI 1 : and our mission here is well it's pretty straightforward we want to cut through all the noise and get straight to the most impactful stuff for you mm hmm we've focused on this really insightful analysis it's called 4 Communication skills that make or break all leaders [00:02:05] AI 2 : yeah it's a good one [00:02:07] AI 1 : and we're going to break it down distill it to you know the core ideas think of it like your fast track to understanding what really makes great leaders tick [00:02:15] AI 2 : and what's great about this source is how it really nails what inspires people what actually motivates them to act positively it's definitely not about that old command and control style it's more about building an environment where people feel genuinely empowered [00:02:30] AI 1 : that makes me think of a quote the analysis brings up from Ralph Waldo Emerson it's our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be powerful isn't it [00:02:40] AI 2 : it really is and if you think about it communication is basically the pipeline for that inspiration the pipeline I like that yeah it's how leaders connect potential with reality they paint that picture that vision and crucially make others feel like yes they can achieve it [00:02:55] AI 1 : okay so how do you actually do that that's the big question [00:02:58] AI 2 : well that's where this framework comes in [00:03:00] AI 1 : right the analysis gives us this framework it's simple but pretty powerful an acronym actually [00:03:05] AI 2 : C a L L C a L L yeah see you remember yeah and it's designed to help grasp these key skills you know the ones for building trust strengthening relationships inspiring that confidence ready to unpack C a L L let's do it okay first up c it stands for cultivate a positive sense of self in others now this isn't just like flattery right oh definitely not it's much deeper it's about actively empowering people seeing their potential recognizing their contributions and doing it authentically authentically [00:03:36] AI 1 : that's key absolutely leaders who get this right they don't just praise tasks they build the sort of deep seated confidence in the person and that makes the whole team stronger [00:03:47] AI 2 : exactly much stronger more cohesive more effective ultimately it's helping people see their own best qualities [00:03:54] AI 1 : okay so cultivating positivity is crucial but what about when things go wrong problems pop up which they always do right so that brings us to the a N C a L address problems quickly by focusing on behaviors and facts this sounds potentially tricky how do you do that without making things worse [00:04:14] AI 2 : yeah it's a really critical skill the analysis stresses sticking only to facts and observable behaviors no assumptions no judgments precisely you take out the emotional interpretation that you always or you never kind of language it keeps the conversation focused constructive [00:04:28] AI 1 : so it's about the what not the why or the who in a blaming sense [00:04:32] AI 2 : exactly it pays a much clearer path to actually solving the problem rather than just you know ...
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