“You can build trust in your personal leadership by speaking real words—words that will connect to reality the same way tomorrow as they do today, instead of biz-speak-jargon-words that don’t really connect to reality at all.”
Thank you for this whole post. I appreciate the reminder above. Corporate-speak always lurks. Speaking with clarity, even at risk of being wrong or not having all the answers, builds trust.
What a brilliant description of authenticity, Ashley: "what you choose to say emanates from who you are." It comes from a place of being what you call "vividly" yourself. A poetic variation of the (perhaps slightly frightening) "radically human" we sometimes use in vertical leader development.
We all intuitively know that this makes for powerful, more engaged workplaces. And yet, people are hesitant to embrace the risk and reap the many benefits.
“You can build trust in your personal leadership by speaking real words—words that will connect to reality the same way tomorrow as they do today, instead of biz-speak-jargon-words that don’t really connect to reality at all.”
Thank you for this whole post. I appreciate the reminder above. Corporate-speak always lurks. Speaking with clarity, even at risk of being wrong or not having all the answers, builds trust.
Exactly. People don't expect leaders to be perfect--but they love it when leaders are clear.
What a brilliant description of authenticity, Ashley: "what you choose to say emanates from who you are." It comes from a place of being what you call "vividly" yourself. A poetic variation of the (perhaps slightly frightening) "radically human" we sometimes use in vertical leader development.
We all intuitively know that this makes for powerful, more engaged workplaces. And yet, people are hesitant to embrace the risk and reap the many benefits.
Cheers to ending biz-speak-jargon and moving to clear and direct communications. Words have meanings for a reason.