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Every real leadership moment carries a tension most people feel but rarely name. You're in the boardroom about to make a decision that will impact two hundred employees and their families. You are trying to care for people while protecting the organization’s bottom line. You’re expected to project empathy while holding a line that feels, at times, like a razor's edge. That tension doesn’t disappear with experience. You don’t outgrow it; you just get better at performing insid

Most communication breakdowns don’t start with conflict. They start earlier, when employees sense that something is changing and don’t yet understand what it means for them. Leaders are often deep into a decision long before it’s communicated. They’ve spent weeks working through data, constraints, and tradeoffs. They’ve debated options, ruled some out, and landed on a direction that feels necessary. By the time the message is shared, they feel settled in the decision because

The Lens Is Already There People don’t wait for official messaging to decide what a moment means. They interpret it through experience, history, and context. What has happened here before? Who tends to benefit from change? Who usually absorbs the risk? By the time a message is delivered, people are already filtering it through what they believe to be true. This is just a part of being human. Why Messages Miss the Mark When communication doesn’t land, it’s rarely because

Most communication breakdowns don’t happen because leaders say the wrong thing. It's a disconnect between the story they were already telling themselves and the one they’re asked to accept afterward. That gap, the space between before and after , is where trust either strengthens or quietly erodes. Team Uncertainty Before the Announcement The Story People Are Already Telling Before an announcement ever happens, people are already narrating. They notice calendar changes, sh

There’s a moment in every meeting, presentation, or announcement that matters more than we think. It isn’t the headline. It isn’t the slide deck. It isn’t even the words we worked so hard to get right. It’s what people walk away with. The takeaway. Most leaders focus on what they want to say. Far fewer pause to consider what others are likely to carry with them once the moment has passed. That gap is where misalignment begins. Team Communication is More Than What's Said What

Strong teams aren’t built on talent alone. They’re built on trust. And trust is built through communication. Over the course of my career, from newsrooms to boardrooms, I’ve seen this play out again and again. When communication is clear, human, and intentional, teams move faster, collaborate better, and weather hard moments together. When it’s not, even the most capable teams struggle. Strong leadership communication strategies don’t just improve alignment, they build trust,

Advocacy is more than just speaking up; it is about crafting messages that resonate, inspire, and mobilize.