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Communicate Like a Leader

Connecting Strategically to Coach, Inspire, and Get Things Done

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English
Berrett-Koehler
01 January 2018
""Great leaders are great communicators...

If you want to become a top-notch strategic communicator, you'd do well to heed the advice in

this book's

pages."" -Marshall Goldsmith, New York Times-bestselling author of What Got You Here Won't Get You There

An Axiom Awards Silver Medal Winner

People often get promoted to leadership positions without knowing how to communicate an inspiring strategic vision to the people who report to them. So they focus on what they know- tactics, not strategy. As a result, they become stuck in micromanagement mode-driving people away instead of drawing them in.

Dianna Booher wants to prevent micromanagement before it happens by providing you with the right leadership communication skills. Grounded in extensive research, this book offers practical guidelines to help professionals think, coach, converse, speak, write, meet, and negotiate strategically to deliver results. In thirty-six brief chapters, Booher shows you how to communicate effectively to audiences up and down the organization so you can fulfill your most essential responsibilities as a leader.

""If you're a micromanager, you need to know it's not just ineffective-it's also the most labor-intensive leadership style. When you read Communicate like a Leader, you'll learn strategic communication skills that will improve your relationship with your people and actually make leading easier."" -Ken Blanchard, New York Times-bestselling coauthor of The New One Minute Manager
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Imprint:   Berrett-Koehler
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 228mm,  Width: 151mm,  Spine: 14mm
Weight:   262g
ISBN:   9781626569003
ISBN 10:   1626569002
Pages:   208
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Contents Introduction The challenge of leadership communication I Part 1 Strategic Leadership Think Long-term investment in people and payoff chapter 1 Communicating as a leader and as a manager 11 chapter 2 have a ready answer for THIS one key question-- always 15 chapter 3 Make sure the team knows the deliverables 18 chapter 4 Build a Culture of Trust 24 chapter 5 Hire Based on Core Character and Competency 27 chapter 6 Nix Micromanaging and Other Negatives 32 chapter 7 Squelch the Urge to Hoard 36 
chapter 8 Guide With Strategic Questions 39 chapter 9 Dislodge Log-Jamming Directives 42 chapter 10 Become a Coach, Not a Critic 45 chapter 11 Give Kudos That Count 49 chapter 12 Fire People to Be Fair 52 chapter 13 Energize Rather Than Demoralize 56 chapter 14 Course-Correct Quickly After Bad Decisions 60 chapter 15 Develop Your People 64 PART 2 STRATEGIC CONVERSATIONS Connect With Intent chapter 16 Be Intentional About Your Communication Standards 73 chapter 17 Be a Leader Who Laughs 78 
chapter 18 Respond Promptly in the Age of Twitter 83 chapter 19 Learn to Apologize or Pay the Penalty 86 chapter 20 Keep Your Networks Active 89 PART 3 STRATEGIC NEGOTIATIONS Look for Mutual Opportunities chapter 21 Determine Your Goals, Value, and Walk-Away Point 97 chapter 22 Adopt Strategic Negotiation Practices 101 chapter 23 Aim to Do the Second Deal 105 PART 4 STRATEGIC SPEAKING Persuade Minds and Win Hearts chapter 24 Increase Your Executive Presence 111 chapter 25 Dump Your Data to a Storyline 117 chapter 26 Engage With Great Stories 121
chapter 27 Be Brief or Be Dismissed 128
chapter 28 Prepare for Off-the-Cuff Comments 131 PART 5 STRATEGIC WRITING Write to the Point chapter 29 Let Them See How You Think 137
 chapter 30 Trust the TA-DA TemplateTM 142
 chapter 31 Use Social Media Strategically—Don’t Spray Paint 146 PART 6 STRATEGIC MEETINGS Deliver Results When You Meet chapter 32 Consider a Meeting Before the Meeting 155 chapter 33 Plug Power Into Your Agenda 157
 chapter 34 Make Little Meeting Matters a Big Deal 160 chapter 35 Meet Like You Mean Business 164 chapter 36 Know Your Meeting ROI 169 Next Steps 173 Notes 175 Acknowledgments 179 Bibliography 177 Index 181 About the Author 189 How to Work With Dianna Booher and Booher Research 191

Dianna Booher is CEO of Booher Research Institute and the author of forty-seven books, which have collectively sold almost 4 million copies. Her clients include twelve of the twenty-five largest corporations in America.

Reviews for Communicate Like a Leader: Connecting Strategically to Coach, Inspire, and Get Things Done

If you're a micromanager, you need to know it's not just ineffective--it's also the most labor-intensive leadership style. When you read Communicate like a Leader, you'll learn strategic communication skills that will improve your relationship with your people and actually make leading easier. Dianna Booher is the communication guru of the 21st century! --Ken Blanchard, coauthor of The New One Minute Manager and One Minute Mentoring Great leaders are great communicators, as Dianna Booher points out in this smart, useful book. If you want to become a top-notch strategic communicator, you'd do well to heed the advice in its pages. --Marshall Goldsmith, executive coach, business educator, New York Times bestselling author, and Thinkers50 #1 leadership thinker in the world Dianna Booher's brilliant new book, Communicate like a Leader, is the single-best communication guide I have ever read. In it are thirty-six clear, concise, relevant, and practical bits of strategic advice on how to connect with others. No fluff. No wasted words. All substance. I guarantee you that there is something in this book that you can use immediately--and more that you can apply tomorrow and the next day and the next. Buy this right now, read it as soon as you get it, and then put Dianna's expert advice to work for you. You will be very glad that you did. --Jim Kouzes, coauthor of the bestselling The Leadership Challenge and Dean's Executive Fellow of Leadership, Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University Everything they didn't teach you at Harvard Business School--but should have--about leadership communication in the real world of work. --John Addison, bestselling author; Leadership Editor, Success magazine; and CEO, Addison Leadership Group More than a mere treatise on communication, this is an extremely practical and actionable book about becoming a better leader. It happens that leaders do their work by communicating, and Booher provides valuable tactics to use in a wide variety of circumstances. Every reader is guaranteed to take away some useful practices. --Jack Zenger, CEO, Zenger Folkman, and bestselling coauthor of The Extraordinary Leader and Speed Dianna Booher has done it once again. This book is a must-read for anyone seeking clear, practical, and actionable advice. --Catherine Blades, Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications, Aflac Inc. Great leaders have one thing in common: they are all great communicators. They have discovered how to convert their keen awareness into ideas that speak to one's emotions and ambitions. They understand that if their message does not take deep root, it will likely make little difference in shaping outcomes. In her newest book, Communicate like a Leader, Dianna Booher calls upon her vast body of work to create an inspirational playbook for leaders in pursuit of excellence. A must-read for people seeking to propel their career. --Bill Yancey, Managing Director, Operations, Hilltop Securities Inc. Communication and leadership are critical for all success. Dianna Booher is an expert on both fronts and an author of forty-seven books! Learn from her wisdom. Buy this book, read this book, and learn from the very best--I do! --Dr. Peter Legge, OBC, CSP, CPAE Hall of Fame, CEO and Chairman, Canada Wide Media Limited


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