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As a leader, your ability to communicate effectively is the foundation to many leadership skills. Learn how you can leverage your strengths to communicate better both one to one and in group settings.
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Communicating Using Our Strengths
Foundations to Communications
Foundations to Communications
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38%
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Words
Tone
Body Language
Foundations to Communications
Foundations to Communications
Foundations to Communications
POLL: When do you find yourself talking more than listening and observing?
1 In meetings
In face-to-face conversations
Over the phone
All the above
2
3
4
1
3
2
Leadership Communications
Leadership | Competencies
Leveraging Values Progression
Value CompetenciesWork through Others
• Communication• Delegation• Accountability
Value Competencies
• Manage through Managers
• Strategy
• Coaching / Development• Crucial Conversations• Difficult Decisions
Value CompetenciesOverall Business Strategy
• Vision• Strategic / Financial Decisions• Operating Mechanisms• Reflect / Analyze-------------------------------------• External Relationship
Business Manager (President/CEO)
Managing Managers
Managing Individuals
Communicating with Style
Inspire…
Be Genuine…
Deliver…
Understanding Your Audience
Questions?
Using Your Strengths for Leading Others
What are Your Strengths?
StrategicInnovative
IntegratorDecisiveInfluentialInspiring
Developer Coach
Adaptable
Learner
ResourcefulSupportiveCollaborative
CommunicatorPlanner Courageous
Driven
POLL: How clear are you on what your strengths are?
1 75-100%
50-74%
25-49%
0-24%
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3
4
1
3
2
Johari Window Model
(1) open/free (2) blind
(3) hidden (4) unknown
unknown by selfknown by self
unknown by others
known by others
(ask)
(tell)self-disclosure/exposure shared
discov-ery
self-
disc
over
y
others’ observation
feed
back
sol
icita
tion
Questions?
Potential Communication Derailers
What are your Potential Communication Derailers?
Talking over others
Overuse of “I”
Emotional Outbursts
Overuse of email
Avoidance of difficult conversations
Getting the last word in
Your Communications Success Plan
Steps to Success
Assess Your Strengths
Identify DeRailers
Assess Team Members Communication Needs
Identify Strengths to Leverage
Practice 1-1 communications
Johari Window for Team
Strengths and Communications Matrix
Team Members
John Carla Rick
Extrovert Extrovert Introvert
Detail Big Picture Detail
Auditory Action/Kinetic Visual
Your Strengths
Analytical – data driven; objective
Context- historical; tried & true
Discipline- ordered; planned
Includer- include others; accepting
Input- inquisitive
Wrap Up
What to Remember
Communications = backbone to leadership
Alignment: Words, Tone, & Body Language
Understand Audience Needs
Use your strengths
Develop techniques to limit derailers
Resources
Johari Window
Strengths Finder 2.0, Tom Rath (2007)
Myers Briggs (MBTI)
DiSC
