How to Articulate Complicated Thoughts Clearly [081]

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   S3 · E86 · 30 Apr 2023 · 16 min

   Expand Your Vocabulary and Memorise New Words to Improve Your Speaking [086]

   When you want to improve your speaking, it’s important to expand your vocabulary. When you expand your vocabulary, you elevate your mental dictionary and give yourself the chance to use words that are more descriptive, precise and articulate. But learning new words to expand your vocabulary isn’t just a matter of picking up a dictionary. It requires a more thoughtful process of finding the right vocabulary, recording it, memorising it and using it. When each of these steps are perfor...

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   S3 · E85 · 31 Mar 2023 · 15 min

   3 Phrases to Communicate More Effectively as a Leader [085]

   Leaders who are good communicators often have a number of go-to phrases that they use throughout their communication. They have phrases that help them jump into conversations during meetings, disagree with people or share a different perspective, and encourage others to elaborate on their idea more. Good communicators don’t shy away from these situations. They are confident in approaching them and the phrases they use help them do that in a sophisticated way. In this episode, I share with y...

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   S3 · E84 · 28 Feb 2023 · 23 min

   6 Crucial Leadership Skills You Need to Succeed This Year! [084]

   In leadership, there are a multitude of skills that you need to succeed. But with changes in business or economic environments, there are usually a specific set of skills that break apart from the rest. A set of skills that you need to cultivate if you want to succeed. And in this episode, you’re going to find out what those skills are for this year. I start the episode by sharing three major shifts that are happening in the economy and world of work. Then I delve into each of the six differ...

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   S3 · E83 · 31 Jan 2023 · 23 min

   How I Learned to Be Assertive (and stopped being a pushover!) [083]

   Becoming more assertive in your communication can be challenging. I know from personal experience. I used to be a very passive communicator. I could never say “no”. I could never set boundaries. And I had a lot of difficulty speaking up to share my true thoughts and opinions with people. But then I learned how to be assertive. And my interactions with others completely changed. I was more in control of my deacons. I felt more included in conversations. And I felt my ideas and opinions were be...

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   S3 · E82 · 31 Dec 2022 · 14 min

   Build Credibility at Work: 3 Powerful Tactics! [082]

   Building credibility in the workplace is something all emerging leaders should be concerned with. When you are known as a credible professional, people respect you more. They are eager to hear your ideas and opinions in meetings. And they will often come to you for advice. Whereas leaders who don’t have credibility, or have very little credibility in the workplace, can’t have as much impact because people won’t believe that they’re truly capable. They will question your ideas and they m...

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   S2 · E80 · 31 Oct 2022 · 19 min

   5 Myths About Leadership That Are Holding You Back [080]

   Over my time as a leadership coach, I’ve heard from many emerging leaders what appear (to them) to be very valid reasons as to why they’re not ready for leadership. They might say, “I don’t know all I need to know yet”, “I’m not extroverted enough”, or “I don’t have the title of a leader”. These are all myths, or mis-truths, about leadership that WILL hold you back. They keep you playing small. They make you believe that you’re not capable enough to be a leader. The reality is, anyone can be ...

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   S2 · E79 · 30 Sep 2022 · 14 min

   Why Your Team Doesn’t Respect You (and what to do about it) [079]

   As a leader, how can you get your team to respect you? This is a common question that many leaders ask when they begin with a new team or begin a leadership position for the very first time. Why is this important? If your team don’t respect you, they won’t follow you. If they don’t follow you, you can’t make the impact you want as a leader. An incredible amount of your job as a leader requires the support and power of the people in your team. I bet you thought it was the other way...

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   S2 · E73 · 31 Jul 2022 · 19 min

   Sound More Decisive When You Speak (Do THIS!) [078]

   Being indecisive or sounding indecisive when you speak is a common hurdle for many emerging leaders. Most of the time, it’s because you’re waiting for approval, permission or you’re fearful of saying the wrong thing. But when you sound indecisive when you speak, especially at work, it makes you look like you lack confidence in yourself - which in turn makes people question your capability at work. Sounding decisive when you speak is an important skill you must develop, and in this episode, yo...

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   S2 · E77 · 30 Jun 2022 · 17 min

   Speak Like a Leader in Meetings [077]

   In this episode, I share some less common advice on how to speak like a leader in meetings. Meetings are a time where many people hold back. But if you do hold back, how can you get your ideas heard and develop the reputation of being a leader? It’s really important as you progress in your career that you get your voice heard. In doing this, you must learn how to speak like a leader in meetings. There are some unique strategies that you can use and I share some of those strategies in this epi...

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    S2 · E76 · 31 May 2022 · 12 min

    How Can Leaders Show Empathy? [076]

    Empathy is critical in leadership. If you’re on-top of articles or books in the leadership space, you will no doubt know this. Empathy is discussed all of the time. But how can you build it? How can you show more empathy as a leader? In this episode, I break down this somewhat “mystical” concept of empathy and give you three easy steps to show more empathy as a leader. Empathy is not difficult to show. It is absolutely within your reach. You don’t need a Ph.d to show more empathy at work. And...