The Cornerstones of Effective Leadership: Trust, Communication, and Collaboration

Leadership, trust and communication form an interdependent triad that drives effective collaboration. These elements are inseparably connected in a cycle: one cannot exist without the others and together, they become […]

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Confusion in Alliance Terms

I recently attended a conference about strategic alliances that took place in a typical conference setting.  During the conference, several people presented their cases to the audience, all with a […]

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The Illusion of Communication

“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.”  This great quote by George Bernard Shaw highlights so much concerning the difficulties of communication. Every person […]

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Communicate, Communicate, Communicate

Tip 17: Communicate, Communicate, Communicate Communication is perhaps the most essential element towards building a successful partnership or alliance. George Bernard Shaw once said: “The single biggest problem in communication […]

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Communication in the New Normal

The usual sunny spring weather has returned, at least it looks like it from where I am at the moment, while writing this column – but what is normal weather? […]

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Set a Cadence of Communication

Tip 7: Set a Cadence of Communication Did you know that in any orchestra, the most important member is actually the conductor? The individual musicians making up the orchestra may […]

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Communication is a leadership competence

Last week I mentioned the global study on which Marshall Goldsmith identified the 15 most important competencies for leaders. These 15 competencies are divided into 5 groups of each 3 […]

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Two tips for increased communication and better relationships

Communication might be the most difficult element in relationships. If you take a look at your own relationships, in your personal life as well as your business life, I am […]

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Bad Communication

Last week I was asked to name a collaboration I have been in, a collaboration that worked best and why it worked best. Immediately I had to think about a […]

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Improve your communications and stay away from abbreviations!

Have you ever been in that situation where someone was using an abbreviation and you thought you knew what it meant? Then in the conversation you felt a bit awkward […]

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How to improve your outgoing communications

In my previous article, I wrote about ways to improve communication. The article was primarily about dealing with incoming communication. How do we handle incoming communication and what is the […]

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What can you do to improve your communication?

The single most important reason why I see alliances, partnerships and other forms of collaboration fail is because of communication. Or better said, lack thereof. Lack of communication is often […]

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That's all!