🪴 Want to grow into senior leadership? Start with how you communicate which is one of the strongest signals of executive presence.
Your ability to frame ideas clearly, articulate them with confidence, and tailor your message to teams, bosses, stakeholders, partner orgs and the C-suite shapes how you are perceived across the company.
A common trap for leaders is assuming that strong functional/technical expertise can compensate for average communication skills. It can’t.
If you want to be seen as a serious contender for senior leadership, communication must be your first area of focus.
Start here: Every day, Listen more. Talk less.
It sounds counter intuitive, but that pause helps you understand the people you work with and leads to far more impactful communication.