From the course: Executive Leadership
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Communicate to motivate and inspire
From the course: Executive Leadership
Communicate to motivate and inspire
- A recent study in Harvard Business Review concluded, to thrive as a C-level executive, an individual needs to be a great communicator, a collaborator, and a strategic thinker. When it comes to executive leadership communication, here's a principle I want you to prioritize. Communicate to motivate. One of the things new CEOs report being most surprised about in their role is how everything they say counts. People around them are prone to take off-hand comments as directions. This happens as you rise through the ranks. The more responsibility you have, the more consequences come from everything you say. When you speak as an executive, take a cue from a famous part of the Hippocratic Oath that physicians take. First, do no harm. Be thoughtful and intentional about what you say. Don't let words fly out of your mouth that will do damage to your team, your organization, or your reputation. There was a study of the Fortune 500 CEOs that determined a sizeable majority were introverts…
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