• The secret to a thriving team and culture lies in one skill
• “Ask more questions. That’s a leadership behavior”
(Total Recorded Time is 23:13)
Think your staff is really into their jobs, ready to help push the organization to new heights? Think again.
Nearly 1 in 5 workers say their workplaces are unbearably toxic, according to the American Psychological Association’s just-released 2023 Work in America Survey. Adding to that bleak picture, a recent Deloitte study finds that when it comes to employees’ well-being, leaders are entirely out of touch.
What an opportunity for improvement, say two of the nation’s top experts in how people communicate with each other.
There’s no reason leaders can’t create positive, meaningful experiences for their teams, say Julien Mirivel and Alexander Lyon, authors of the new book Positive Communication for Leaders: Proven Strategies for Inspiring Unity and Effecting Change (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers; July 7, 2023).
The secret to a thriving team and culture, they say, lies in one skill: how you communicate positively.
“We do see these positive communications behaviors making a difference in the lives of professionals,” says Mr. Lyon. “Ask more questions. That’s a leadership behavior … much more so than telling people what to do.”
“One of the powerful ways of engaging with people is to find a way to disclose in a way that’s not going to hurt the other person,” adds Mr. Mirivel.
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About our guests:
Mr. Mirivel, who holds the title of Distinguished Teaching Fellow at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, and Mr. Lyon, a professor of communication at SUNY Brockport, are known for their research into optimum communication skills.
Originally from Paris, France, Mr. Mirivel, who earned his PhD in Communication in from the University of Colorado at Boulder, is among the founding scholars in the emerging field of positive communication. He’s author of The Art of Positive Communication and How Communication Scholars Think and Act, and has delivered hundreds of keynotes, trainings, and workshops on effective communication. He is a TEDx speaker and founder of the Positive Communication Network, a community dedicated to creating better social worlds through positive communication.
Mr. Lyon, who also earned his PhD from the University of Colorado, Boulder, is a professor of communication at SUNY Brockport who has published original research in peer-reviewed journals, including Communication Monographs, Management Communication Quarterly, the Journal of Applied Communication Research, and Communication Studies, and in his first book, Courageous Organizational Communication Case Studies. For the last two decades, he’s consulted or spoken to audiences at Nike, Google, Visa, and the Center for Homeland Defense and Security. He also hosts the 490,000+ subscriber YouTube channel, Communication Coach Alex Lyon, and is the founder of Communication Coach Academy.
For more information: https://www.julienmirivel.com/
For more information: https://www.alexanderlyon.com/