The Communicative Leader
On The Communicative Leader, we're making your work life what you want it to be. Do you need years of training or special equipment? Not at all my friends. Simple, yet thoughtful changes in your communication can make great strides in displaying your leadership ability. And why the heck should you care about leadership communication? Well, communication is the yardstick others use to determine whether or not they see you as a leader. Ahhh don't be scared, I got you. We will walk through common organizational obstacles and chat about small, but meaningful communication-rooted changes you can integrate immediately. No more waiting for the workplace to become what you hope it will. Nope. You, my friends, will be empowered and equipped to make those changes. Let's have some fun! Can't get enough?
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Episodes
99 episodes
Unlocking Momentum: Moving from Control to High-Performance Teams with Norman Wolfe
If your team says they’re aligned but execution keeps slipping, the problem might not be effort or talent. It might be the way we’ve been taught to see organizations. We sit down with Norman Wolfe, founder and CEO of Quantum Leaders and creator...
Conversations as Cultural Infrastructure: Building Culture Through Dialogue with Emma Gibbens
Culture doesn’t break because people don’t care. It breaks when teams lose the ability to talk honestly with each other.I’m joined by global strategist and author Emma Gibbens, creator of Anatomy of Conversation and co-founder of Acknow...
Leadership Beyond Boundaries: Building a Culture of Shalom with Dr. Kevin Foreman
Leadership doesn’t break down because people “can’t communicate.” It breaks down because trust gets thin, clarity goes missing, and the hard conversations never happen. I sit down with Dr. Kevin Foreman, known as the People’s Bishop, to talk ab...
The Win-Win Leader: Building a Culture Where Working Parents Thrive with Dr. Rosina McAlpine
Work doesn’t stop when school pickup starts and parenting doesn’t pause when the first meeting begins, yet most workplaces still communicate like employees can cleanly separate the two. That gap is where burnout, stress, and quiet quitting grow...
Conflict Literacy: Transforming Tension into Innovation with Dr. Jen Fry
Conflict isn’t the thing ruining most teams. Avoiding it is. We sit down with Dr. Jen Fry, TEDx speaker, tech founder, and conflict literacy expert, to get painfully practical about what leaders actually need when tension shows up at work: lang...
The Trust Dividend: Healing Betrayal to Unlock Authentic Leadership
Burnout doesn’t always start with too much work. Sometimes it starts with a trust injury we never finished healing. We sit down with Dr. Debi Silber, founder of the Post-Betrayal Transformation Institute, to unpack how unhealed betrayal quietly...
The Invisible Load: How Unpacking 'Good Daughtering' Can Transform Leadership Communication and Prevent Workplace Burnout
Ever feel like the quiet glue holding everything together at home and at work, only to find your clarity fading and your calendar bursting? We dig into the hidden world of invisible labor—what communication scholar Dr. Allison Alford calls “goo...
Refine Your Leadership Voice: Level 2 of Amplifying Your Leadership Voice
Your words matter, but the way you deliver them decides whether people lean in or tune out. We’re stepping into Level Two of our leadership journey—refining a voice that cuts through noise in the room and across the digital jungle—so your messa...
The Moral Pivot: Breaking the Myth of Strength to Lead Change with Agency
Strength isn’t a solo act—it’s a team sport. We dig into the hidden costs of hyperindependence and the quiet cultural cues that reward exhaustion while calling it excellence. With Dr. Khutso Madubanya —business scholar, speaker, and founder of ...
Silent Tax: Level 1 of Amplifying Your Leadership Voice
The ideas in your head aren’t the problem. The missing map is. We’re taking you inside Level 1 of Amplifying Your Leadership Voice to move from frustrating silence to a clear, confident presence others trust. Instead of tossing generic tips at ...
Communication That Scales: Andrew Oxley on The 5-Step Framework for Strategic Clarity and Trust
We explore how purpose turns into measurable results by designing communication that is simple, repeatable and trusted. Andrew Oxley shares a practical framework for clarity, passion, and habit change that scales across teams and ties directly ...
Leading Beyond Burnout with Purpose-Driven Communication
We explore how burnout creates a communication gap and why regulating the nervous system turns scattered messaging into clear, trustworthy leadership. Laura Cardwell shares tools that blend applied neuroscience, human design, and somatics to mo...
The Silent Toll – How Not Speaking Up Is Burning You Out
We pull back the curtain on the hidden driver of burnout: unexpressed ideas and unspoken boundaries. We map the four fears that keep professionals quiet and share a simple, repeatable path to make your voice a tool for self-care and career grow...
From Complex to Clear: Mastering Strategic Leadership Communication
Mobeen Tahir shares practical tools for simplifying language, structuring ideas, and delivering with precision and care.• bridging the gap between what you want to say and what the audience needs• the cost of poor delivery on credib...
Pen to Paper: Reconnecting Leadership in a Digital World
What if two handwritten sentences could do more for engagement than a dozen meetings? We sit down with author and keynote speaker Amy Daughters to unpack the surprising power of pen on paper—how a spontaneous act of compassion turned into 580 l...
Best of the Rest, Season 7: The Human Side of Achievement
What if the real shortcut to high performance is subtracting the noise, not stacking more on your plate? We close Season 7 by distilling nine conversations with leaders, coaches, and researchers into four practical trends that transform how we ...
From Overwhelmed to Empowered: The Art of Leading without the Hustle
Peggy Sullivan, renowned researcher and author of "Beyond Busyness," shares her journey from being a busyness addict to developing a framework that helps individuals and organizations escape the trap of constant hustle while achieving peak perf...
Unlocking Creativity Through Communication: Insights from Melissa Dinwiddie
Creativity isn't a magical talent bestowed on a lucky few—it's a skill that can be cultivated through deliberate practice, psychological safety, and effective communication. In this illuminating conversation, creativity expert Melissa Dinwiddie...
Leading with Real Power: Thriving in Chaos with Dr. Sylvia Rohde-Liebenau
Dr. Sylvia Rohde-Liebenau shares her Smart Power method for leadership transformation, challenging traditional power dynamics and empowering leaders to create meaningful impact in chaotic environments. Through her 30-year career studying power ...
Redesigning Life & Leadership: Insights from Dr. Marjan Modara on Curiosity, Communication, and Change
Dr. Marjan Modara shares her journey from architectural engineering to becoming a distinguished personal knowledge management facilitator, keynote speaker, and storyteller with over 40 years of experience across government and private sectors.<...
Navigating Chaos: Leadership in the Eye of the Storm with Stephanie Craig
When chaos erupts, the difference between catastrophe and manageable challenge often comes down to preparation. Crisis management expert Stephanie Craig brings a lifetime of experience navigating high-pressure situations to this illuminating co...
Speak like a leader: Transform your voice, Transform your influence: A Conversation with Jimmy Cannon
Jimmy Cannon shares his transformative approach to voice work by merging vocal techniques with anxiety management strategies to help leaders communicate with confidence and authenticity. His Canon Method focuses on three key elements—voice, con...
Mastering the Art of Problem Solving in Business with Chris Davenport
What happens when you strip emotion from complex business challenges? For Chris Davenport, it became the foundation of a reputation so powerful that competitors nicknamed him "The Wolf" and "The Cleaner" before eventually becoming his friends a...
Unleashing Uncommon Leadership with John Gallagher
John Gallagher, visionary leader behind Growing Champions coaching and consulting, shares his journey from mechanical engineer to renowned executive coach and discusses how his faith-based, structured approach transforms leaders from mediocrity...
From Catastrophe to K2 - Breaking Boundaries, Resilience, and Leadership: A Conversation with Jenn Drummond
Mountaineer Jenn Drummond shares her journey from finance executive to world record holder, revealing how a near-fatal car accident transformed her definition of success into one focused on experiences rather than achievements. Her powerful "pe...