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Embodied Leadership: My Conversation on the Living Reflections Podcast
Embodied Leadership: Leading from the Inside Out I recently had the pleasure of joining Dr. Mel Baker and Sean Menere on the Living Reflections podcast to discuss Embodied Leadership: Leading from the Inside Out and how embodied leadership strengthens leadership communication, executive presence, and performance in high-stakes situations. During our conversation, we explored why people…
How People Experience Feedback and How Leaders Respond
Feedback is one of the most important tools in leadership communication. It shapes performance, influences team dynamics, and plays a critical role in how effectively people develop and improve. When feedback is delivered well, it creates clarity, alignment, and forward momentum. When it does not land, even thoughtful and well-intended feedback can lead to hesitation,…
When Technical Experts Become Spokespeople: Communication Skills Leaders Need
In many organizations, leadership roles are filled by people with the deepest technical expertise. The engineer who understands the system better than anyone else, the scientist whose research drives innovation, or the analyst whose insights consistently shape decisions often becomes the person leadership turns to when greater responsibility is needed. This progression makes sense. Individuals…
Six Leadership Communication Habits That Drive Alignment and Results
Leadership communication plays a defining role in how effectively organizations operate. The way leaders explain ideas, share priorities, and engage in conversation influences how well teams understand direction and how confidently they move work forward. When communication is clear and intentional, it creates an environment where ideas can travel more easily. Teams understand the reasoning…
The Opportunity Cost of Our National Conversation
In business, leaders constantly weigh opportunity cost. Every hour, dollar, and unit of attention spent on one priority is time, money, and energy that cannot be spent on another. Strategy is not just about what you choose to pursue, but what you choose to delay, ignore, or abandon because resources are limited. The same principle…
Leading Through Uncertainty: Offering Steadiness When the Ground Keeps Shifting
Leading Through Uncertainty: Offering Steadiness When the Ground Keeps Shifting If it feels like people are arriving at work more weighed down than usual, that perception is grounded in reality. We are living in a period shaped by overlapping forms of instability. Many people are repeatedly exposed to violent imagery, both locally and online. Global…
Business Insider Podcast Interview with Lisa Elia
Business Insider Podcast Highlights I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Andrew Jones for the Business Insider Podcast, where we discussed a wide range of communication-related topics — from how AI is influencing industries like mine, to what truly builds confidence, to the importance of understanding your own “secret sauce” as a professional or…
Set Boundaries for Effective Media Interviews
Protect Your Message, Reduce Anxiety, and Align With Strategy Fear before an interview or public appearance is often fear of the unknown—especially the “What if they ask me about ___?” spiral. One of the most effective ways to reduce that anxiety and protect your message is to set clear boundaries in advance: what you will…
Sharing Doubts Can Tank Others’ Confidence
Before Sharing Doubts About Others, Consider the Effects Words carry immense power—the power to inspire, support, or uplift, but also the power to discourage, demotivate, and undermine. When it comes to sharing doubts about someone else’s plans or ideas, it’s crucial to pause and consider the potential effects of what we say. Even well-intentioned words…
Help Los Angeles Fire Victims Rebuild Their Lives
Los Angeles is a city of contrasts, a place where creativity and culture flourish amidst a backdrop of beautiful landscapes and, yes, some Hollywood sparkle. But people often have funny ideas about LA. One persistent misconception is that everyone who lives there is rich—or that if you own a home in LA, wealth must come…
Awareness of Your Communication Skills
Increasing Awareness of Your Communication Skills You’ve probably heard or read this quote by George Bernard Shaw many times: “The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” I’m sharing it here because it speaks to the need to understand communication more deeply, starting with one’s own. Some of the…
Tips for Being a Great Podcast Guest
I had the pleasure of being a guest on Christy Tagye’s podcast, Productive Passions. We talked about many aspects of communication and public speaking and the importance of shifting your mindset to set you up for success and greater inner peace as a speaker and in other aspects of your life, and more. You can…
Recent Posts
- Embodied Leadership: My Conversation on the Living Reflections Podcast
- How People Experience Feedback and How Leaders Respond
- When Technical Experts Become Spokespeople: Communication Skills Leaders Need
- Six Leadership Communication Habits That Drive Alignment and Results
- The Opportunity Cost of Our National Conversation
- Leading Through Uncertainty: Offering Steadiness When the Ground Keeps Shifting
- Business Insider Podcast Interview with Lisa Elia
- Set Boundaries for Effective Media Interviews
- Sharing Doubts Can Tank Others’ Confidence
- Help Los Angeles Fire Victims Rebuild Their Lives
- Awareness of Your Communication Skills
- Tips for Being a Great Podcast Guest