Books

The Green Bench II
Ongoing dialogue about leadership and communication

This focus is on Communication – How to be effective in a constantly changing world.

Just because you can talk doesn’t mean you can communicate. It is an art. To build a learning organization and establish effective leadership you must learn the art of communication.

  • Tension is vital to communication. We must learn to embrace it and deal with it. How does a leader deal with tension in an organization?
     
  • Either/Or vs Both/And - What kind of Leadership is that?
     
  • Communicating out of the big picture. One dimensional communication versus three dimensional communication. How can a leader develop transformational leadership?
     
  • You can’t separate communication from passion and pain. It involves honesty and can be awkward. How does a leader lead transparently?
     
  • You need values to build clear communication on. What are these values a leader must operate from and build into his organization?
     
  • There are also values that destroy communication and distort information. What are they and how does a leader avoid them?
     
  • How the Mind works – How a leader gets to the values the team or organization can live by?
     
  • Creating a container (organization) that holds our ongoing dialogue. What does that mean and how would a leader do it?
     
  • We communicate our of who we are - Identity
    What is a leader's identity and how do you maintain it in an insecure world?