This is part of one of a five-part series on leadership communication and the good, the bad, and the ugly communication leaders face in their organizations. Leaders must...

I'm a big fan of the Irish Poet, David Whyte.

He has a poem called "Start Close In. You can listen to him recite at that link. Here's how it starts and is just a small...

I don't know about you, but, I hate platitudinal quotes from "experts."

But, this one, "Communication is the real work of leadership," by Nitin Nohria, the Dean of the...

Pretty scary thought, isn't it?

When I was transitioning out of my first career as professional baseball CEO into a coaching, consulting, speaking, and writing career, I...

Recently a client came to me saying she was developing significant anxiety because her professional colleagues and close family members were planning a retirement...

What came first the chicken or the egg? 

A related question that impacts your communication confidence as a leader, is what comes first confidence or competence.

This...