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Leading Out Loud

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Leading Out Loud

Inspiring Change Through Authentic Communication

Wiley,

15 min read
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What's inside?

If you are emotionally shielded and inauthentic, you cannot inspire others. To create real change, be your real self.

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Recommendation

Business coach Terry Pearce teaches you how to put the personal perspective back into your professional communications. With a credible and authoritative voice, he explains how authentic human connection is missing from today’s communications, even though people crave it, especially as they evaluate who they trust to lead them through rapid change. He maintains that leaders who communicate authentically and passionately will inspire loyalty and make their mark. While Pearce is clearly convinced about the importance of inspiring your constituents, the pace of his book won’t exactly move your spirit. He walks you slowly and carefully through the discipline he uses to help clients rediscover their authentic voices and craft messages that resonate. His corporate and political client list is quite select, but getAbstract finds his communication strategies relevant for anyone who is leading change – whether you are building a small community or a large company.

Summary

Creating Change Today

Today’s leaders have it tough. You are up against skepticism, born of the last half century’s political scandals and the more recent spate of fraudulent corporate practices. You confront general anxiety brought on by rapid technological advancement, globalization, cultural shifts, terrorism and economic decline.

With today’s technology, your constituents are all likely to be well-informed and highly critical. Disillusioned, they no longer expect their leaders, including you, to provide meaning, security and happiness. They expect to do it themselves.

Leaders can penetrate this fog of skepticism, anxiety, apathy and lowered expectations with authentic communication. Personal and economic distance between leaders and their teams, as well as the huge role of the media – with its images of perfection and detached talking heads – has set up a cultural craving for authentic human connection, especially in the workplace. Ironically, as the need for authentic leadership increases, it seems to be practiced less and less.

People commit to people they trust and to projects that reflect their values. To get your team’s commitment, communicate ...

About the Author

Terry Pearce, the “elder statesman” of executive coaching, heads the consulting firm, Leadership Communication. He is a teacher and best-selling author.

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