Insights: Communications Coaching
How to Become an Authentic Leader
How to Become an Authentic Leader It turns out the concept of “authentic leadership” is a pretty new one. A recent review of academic articles on authentic leadership found fewer than 100 of them, and most were published within the past decade (see Leadership Quarterly, October 2011). What’s more there is no single agreed-upon definition […]
How to Speak Like a CEO, by Suzanne Bates
Review of How to Speak Like a CEO, by Suzanne Bates This is a good overview of leadership communication skills. It emphasizes authenticity, and it covers a broad range of communication topics such as speech / presentation preparation, question and answer sessions, leading meetings, working with the media, and having 1-1 conversations. It doesn’t go […]
Slide:ology, by Nancy Duarte
This is a terrific book. More than a primer on creating slides, it really is an introduction to visual design, and how to think like a visual designer. It doesn’t provide technical guidance about how to operate Powerpoint; it’s all about how to communicate using visual images and words in Powerpoint. It also practices what […]
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Welcome to our blog! Sierra Leadership is an executive coaching and leadership development firm that helps mission-driven, socially conscious business leaders achieve their goals. Hope you find something useful here–and feel free to reach out! Eric Nitzberg, Principal eric@sierraleadership.com