The Competent Communicator
Dennis CollinsThe Competent Communicator is where you'll find sharp, honest thinking designed to help you say less, mean more, and communicate with impact and influence. Here's where you will learn the art of making your words stick.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 32 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | 17 days ago |
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The Conversation Fell Apart Right When It Started to Matter
The conversation felt normal until it didn’t.
Their answers got shorter. Their energy changed. You started explaining harder. That made it worse. Now you’re talking faster, trying to rescue the moment before it completely dis...
This Book Will Punch Your Leadership In The Face (In a Good Way)
If your tough conversations feel “fine,” you’re not leading. You’re hiding.
That’s the core slap from Phillip B. Wilson’s “The Leader-Shift Playbook: 4 Simple Changes To Score Big and Unleash Your Team’s Potential.”.
I rarely recommend...
Why You Don't Hear The Truth Until It's Too Late
You nailed it.
In the shower, you were great. Direct. Calm. Clear. You said exactly what needed to be said.
Then the meeting started.
And you didn’t say it.
You felt it. The moment, the opening, the thing that needed to be said hanging...
Your Best Employee Has One Foot Out The Door. You're The Last To Know.
Gallup tells us that more than 50% of employees who voluntarily quit say their manager could have done something to keep them. They didn’t, because they didn’t know.
No one said anything. The employee was silent. The manager never asked t...
The Day Your Team Stopped Trusting You (You Missed it)
“Do you believe your team is telling you the truth?”
I’ve put that question to hundreds of managers over the years. The answer is almost always the same: “Absolutely. My people are honest with me.”
I used to say the same thing.
Un...
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Most leadership content tells you what great leaders do. I focus on what gets in the way. I help leaders close the gap between what they say and what their people hear, so agreement in the room becomes action in the field.
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