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Executive Leadership Skills
Business leaders excel when they can communicate downward, sideways and upward. Successful managers know that effective downward communication reliably improves labor quality. Skillful sideways communication enables individuals to contribute effectively to team efforts. Managers and mid-level executives recognize that focused upward communication engenders the trust and confidence of senior management.
Communication skills are also crucial to negotiations, where an intelligent approach to the art of building rapport, creating consensus and constructing win-win agreements is essential.
Rod is a skillful analyst of organizational dynamics. He shows clients how to situate communication in the listener and to communicate for desired outcomes. He emphasizes honesty and integrity as foundations for sustained success. He also improves his client's presentations, media appearances and keynote addresses by helping them clarify their vision, sharpen their narrative, script more impactful messages and deliver effective performances.
Enhanced skill in leadership communication leads to personal and professional satisfaction and new levels of productivity.
"Your communication tools are great. I rely on them to focus and motivate my entire organization."
-- Senior Executive, LA
Rod is quoted in an article in US Business Review. Go to this link to see what he said:
"The first question has to be, Is this communication within the recipient's range of perception? Can s/he receive it?" -- Peter F. Drucker
Sometimes "good communication" backfires. How do you handle a person you don't fully trust? Go to this link for a Wall Street Journal article, Not Communicating With Your Boss? Count Your Blessings, and see Rod's commentary on it.
