“A critical book for every leader! Learn to give your teams, employees and peers, the clear communication they need to be their most effective and productive in The Power of Clarity.“
My last edits for The Power of Clarity: Unleash the True Potential of Workplace Productivity, Confidence, and Empowerment (Bloomsbury Publishing, July 2021) are in! I’m so glad! And thrilled!
Everyone knows clear roles and responsibilities are important, right? That’s why we write job descriptions. That’s why managers work so hard to set expectations. That’s why smart employees make an effort to clarify those expectations. Clear roles and responsibilities matter! Unfortunately, we aren’t doing enough. These techniques simply aren’t adequate.
It is a simple fact that if you repeat a lie often enough, people will believe it. Our former President and his loyal followers used that technique to dupe millions. People who wanted to trust that he was different. That he really would drain the swamp and make government work for them.
“We are more alike than different.” You’ve heard this phrase. From me, if nowhere else. But let’s get more specific for the sake of clarity. We differ in:
I recently joined a book discussion group through Facebook. The best thing about this was that the people were from so many different places and backgrounds. The book was Caste, which meant the topic was racism. And the reactions to the book were as different as the individuals present.
A manager comes out of a meeting with a clear decision. He then attends the next meeting and comes out with a changed mind and a new decision. Is this second decision really a decision?
Lately, I’ve noticed several difficult client situations that are caused by decisions that aren’t really decisions.
I have written hundreds of articles containing my best ideas, all of which are available for free on my website. I send a newsletter every month without fail, delivering my newest ideas to inboxes all over the world. I respond to emails and LinkedIn questions directly. I give free advice by phone to inactive clients and prospective clients because they need it, not because they are considering hiring me. I truly appreciate it when people take the time to reply with their thanks and reactions, comment on and share my posts on social media, and write testimonials for my website or for my books on Amazon. The social sharing and Amazon reviews are especially appreciated because my goal is to spread the power of clarity and those are great ways to get the message out. But something happened recently that caught me up short.
I recently accepted a friend request on Facebook from a relative I don’t know well. She immediately commented on some of my posts, so I visited some of hers. What I found was a welcome breath of fresh air and a model for others on social media! For example, my new friend had shared an article from christianpost.com entitled “We are pro-life evangelicals for Biden.” Not only was this article political, it addressed abortion, the issue garnering possibly the most unyielding and entrenched positions. Can you feel the heat just thinking about it? Thirty-five comments later, I was wishing I could bottle and sell the tone and techniques I had encountered in this very serious discussion. The first comment could have triggered a typical series of angry, disrespectful Facebook rants: “Pro-life refers to abortion. All these other issues can’t be tacked on. Harris and Biden are pro-choice, not pro-life.” My Visit To Wonderland