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Communication and Leadership

How does lead­er­ship look and sound? Adam Bryan dis­tills thou­sands of years of lead­er­ship expe­ri­ence of suc­cess­ful CEOs in his new book, “The Cor­ner Office.” Prac­tice the fol­low­ing phrases in your work­place. Soon, you’ll feel com­fort­able prac­tic­ing the under­ly­ing behav­ior as well.

1. Pas­sion­ate Curiosity

What it looks like: Engage­ment with the world, relent­less ques­tion­ing of the sta­tus quo. What it might sound like:

• “Why does it work this way?”
• “What are people’s stories?”
• “What’s the big picture?”
• “Why?”

2. Battle-Hardened Confidence

What it looks like: A track record of over­com­ing adver­sity. What it might sound like:

• “I don’t blame others.”
• “I have the abil­ity to shape events and circumstances.”
• “I don’t quit.”

3. Team Smarts

What it looks like: A highly-honed under­stand­ing of peo­ple and group dynam­ics. What it might sound like:

• “_____ has an impor­tant point. Let’s lis­ten to him/her.”
• “What do we need to change to work together better?”
• “I’m sens­ing dis­com­fort. Let’s talk about what’s hap­pen­ing here.”

4. Sim­ple Mind-Set

What it looks like: Speak­ing con­cisely; the abil­ity to ‘con­nect the dots.’ What it might sound like:

• “Let’s cut to the chase.”
• “Here is the core point.”

5. Fear­less­ness

What it looks like: Com­fort­able being uncom­fort­able. What it might sound like:

• “This is an opportunity.”
• “I’m will­ing to take a chance here.”
• “I’m hun­gry for change and can man­age it.”

All five of these char­ac­ter­is­tics can be devel­oped through atti­tude, habit and dis­ci­pline. If you are an emerg­ing leader, prac­tice the mind-set of these phrases. Soon, you’ll feel com­fort­able prac­tic­ing the under­ly­ing behav­ior as well!

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