Think of the leaders you have followed in your lifetime. Did you have confidence in them? Did you trust them? Did they help you feel secure and optimistic about the future? In their research, Tom Rath and Barry Conchie asked over 10,000 followers what they need from a... 
One of the biggest barriers to effective leadership communication is a lack of time and consistency. If you rely on ad hoc or reactive communication, your team will receive disjointed information and won’t get a clear and consistent picture of you as a leader.... 
It’s no surprise that time – or rather, a lack of it – is one of the most common barriers to effective leadership communication. As a leader, you are constantly pulled in multiple directions. You have a million unread emails in your inbox; your diary... 
In their research over the last 30 years, leadership experts James Kouzes and Barry Posner have found that credibility is the number one reason people follow a leader. The Oxford English dictionary defines credibility as: “the quality of being trusted and... 
What is leadership communication? Richard Branson describes communication “as the most important skill a leader can possess”. Why? Because – as a leader – your primary role is to lead. To have a destination in sight, to chart the course to success and to... 