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The Ladder of Inference: A Tool for Better Decisions
Decisions are heavily influenced by our existing mental models of the world. What makes it tricky is that most of…
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Leveraging language to increase leadership effectiveness.
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Leadership Communication- The Hidden Role of Language
Language, because of its ubiquity and obviousness, does not get much attention from leaders and organizations as an area for…
The Tyranny of Control – Why Leaders Keep Ignoring Context
Changing context through language is a powerful tool of leadership. And yet, leaders continue to underutilize it. They are focused…
Communicating Effectively using Closure Conversations
Learning and implementing a typology of conversations can dramatically improve leadership communication and effectiveness. One such specific type of conversation…
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Mastering Context is the Key to Effective Leadership
Leaders have to be masters at managing context. Put differently, leadership is a "context sport".
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