Fundamental 4 of Leadership: Communication: Getting Your Message Across

Leaders at all levels need to become adept at building strong professional relationships with their managers, direct reports, and other stakeholders throughout their organizations. Communication is much more complicated than just knowing the mechanics of sending and receiving information, and a great deal of information is communicated through behaviors and actions. Leaders must ensure that their behaviors and actions align with verbal and written communication to develop and maintain these professional relationships. Leaders are also responsible for clarifying the organization’s vision, inspiring commitment, and focusing on work to fulfill that vision. To do this, leaders have to communicate their vision effectively. Elevator speeches and powerful stories are ways to achieve a stronger connection and commitment to the organization’s vision.