Leadership & Communication
 Ideas

Explore new ideas in organizational communication and learning alongside time-tested theories and approaches to improving communication skills.

Influence is Personal: Why Your Ideas Aren't Enough Mar 23, 2026

Most professionals believe that if their idea is strong enough, it will win.

It’s a comforting thought—but an inaccurate one.

In today’s workplace, good ideas don’t succeed on their own. They succee...

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Framing: The Leadership Communication Skill That Decides What People Hear Mar 04, 2026

Framing: The Leadership Communication Skill That Decides What People Hear

Most leaders think the hard part of communication is finding the right words. In practice, the harder—and more consequential—...

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Rethinking Manager Development: Learning for How Managers Actually Work leadership learning training Feb 18, 2026

Most organizations agree on one thing: the job of a manager has changed dramatically over the last few years.

Managers today are dealing with more meetings, more tools, more digital noise, more ambig...

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Developing Managers for Today's Reality: People, Process, and Technology - Together communication leadership learning Feb 05, 2026

As the nature of work continues to evolve—shaped by AI, digital platforms, and new ways of collaborating—the role of the manager has become more demanding, not less. Managers are no longer just superv...

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The AI Value Gap Isn't a Technology Problem. It's a Management Development Design Problem. leadership Jan 28, 2026

 

A recent Wall Street Journal article surfaced a striking disconnect: many executives believe AI is making work dramatically more efficient, while employees report little to no meaningful time savin...

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You Only Have a Limited Time to Devote to Training — What Should You Do? buyer's guide training Dec 09, 2025

In an ideal world, employees would have plenty of time to develop leadership and communication skills. But in reality, learning and development leaders often face a tough challenge: training must fit ...

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How to Help Your Employees See the Value in Professional Skills Training buyer's guide leadership training Nov 17, 2025

“My people think they already have these skills. What can I tell them to get their buy-in?” 

This is one of the most common challenges talent development and HR leaders face when developing professio...

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How to Know if Your Organization Has a Training Problem communication learning teams training Nov 08, 2025

As an HR or talent development leader, you’re responsible for ensuring employees have the skills they need to succeed. But when performance issues arise, how do you know if training is the right solut...

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How's Your Organization's Blood Pressure? communication leadership teams Oct 21, 2025

It’s inconspicuous. It’s subtle. It’s a silent killer.

No, not hypertension—at least not the medical kind. I’m talking about poor organizational communication.

In medicine, hyper...

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How to Craft Presentations that Beat the Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve communication presentations Apr 11, 2024

Forgettability is deadly to presentations. Your goal as a presenter is to move your audience into acting, thinking, or feeling a certain way – but if your presentation isn’t memora...

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Audience Analysis: How to Hit the Mark communication presentations Apr 11, 2024

What comes to mind when you think of the perfect presentation? Your first instinct might be to picture brilliant delivery, eye-catching visuals, and eloquent explanations of complex topics – and you’r...

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The Importance of Presentation Skills for Scientific and Technical Professionals communication presentations Mar 16, 2024

Even though presentations may not be your forte, they make a big difference in scientific and technical fields — and here's why.

If you work in a scientific or technical field, developing and deliv...

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