Great Communicators Make Great Leaders

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Can a leader’s words really make a difference? They can if they help the organization achieve its goals!

Communication is the easiest leadership skill to acquire and the hardest to practice. Why? Anyone in a supervisory position can speak. But leaders soon learn that speaking is not the same as communicating.

Leadership communications is the synthesis of thought, word, and deed inways that enable a leader to get a message across in ways that connect with people and resonate throughout the organization. The purpose of leadership communications is straightforward: build greater levels of trust and drive results.

When you think about it, communication lies at the heart of everything a leader must do. A glance at this grid will explain the integral role communications plays in leadership.

Leadership Communications Model

Leadership Process	Communication Action
Vision	Visualizing and verbalizing the message.
Plan	Describing the steps the organization needs to take to fulfill the vision.
Delegate	Defining individual roles and team responsibilities.
Coach	Advising, counseling and listening.
Motivate	Recognize the contributors of others.

With communications, everything becomes possible. Individuals know and understand their roles in the organization. Teams know where they are headed and how to get there. Leaders rally people in support of the goals and enable them to succeed.

Author's Bio

John Baldoni

John Baldoni is a leading authority on how leaders develop, deliver, and sustain their leadership messages. For more than twenty years John has been working with men and women leaders at all levels to help them put their ideas into words and their words into action. His clients include Fortune 100 companies such as Ford Motor Company, Baxter Healthcare, Pfizer and Kellogg’s as well as entrepreneurial startups and non-profits. John also teaches in a management development program at the University of Michigan.

As an author, speechwriter, teacher and consultant, John understands the power of words and positive actions they can stimulate. His keynotes and workshops open the door to leadership communications that give leaders insights into how to become more effective communicators, and in the process more effective leaders.

For more information on John, please visit his website at www.johnbaldoni.com.