In Episode 27 (https://youtu.be/JJwgyJ_61h8), we talked about Executive Presence, this video is a follow up based on a conversation I had in response to the original video wanting me to dive deeper into the layers of communication and how they differ.
The three main areas of communication are to your leaders/executives, your peers and finally the people that report to you. They all have differing levels of nuance depending on the situation.
When you are speaking with your leaders or executives, it’s important to keep the conversation very concise and efficient. They need to know WHAT you are asking for and WHY you need and HOW it will help the business. Make sure you do that in as few words as possible. They have countless people reaching out to them for approval, help, questions, guidance, etc. If you start to ramble on or the ask isn’t concise, you have already lost their focus, which means you have lost the room.
When it comes to speaking with your peers, it’t important to understand the context of the context of the meeting/convo. If you have a trusting peer group and you all get along well, it’s good to let your guard down, be vulnerable, ask questions and for help when needed. Given that they are also leaders, leading teams, they have a lot on their plate, so it’s important to still stay fairly concise in meetings that aren’t happy hours or one on ones.
Lastly, how do you show up for your people? It’s important to keep your guard down and not be afraid to be vulnerable. With that being said, it’s important to be concise in a different way with your team. Make sure you very clearly communicate the goals and strategy for the path ahead. If you ramble on or are not clear and concise, instead of wasting their time like you are with the executives, you are being confusing and unclear in the approach to the upcoming work. Which may seem like not a big deal, until you are halfway done with a project and realize you are on the wrong path.
Communication is VERY important and understanding how to approach conversations based on your audience will help you lead your and manage up effectively.
I hope this was helpful! Thanks for being here! Take care of yourself!
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