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Communication in Complex Situations

Last week I had the privilege of presenting a webinar to 1,100 Chartered Accountants in Australia and New Zealand. It is difficult to overestimate the significance of the …
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Author: Paul Kelly

The Leadership Challenge

The Leadership Challenge Over the past decade, we have seen significant structural change in work patterns globally. Increased pressure from shareholders on company leaders, demands for increased productivity …
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Author: Paul Kelly

The Leadership Communication Opportunity

The Leadership Communication Opportunity   While the value of effective leadership communication is recognised by most, the size of the value opportunity is grossly underestimated. In a recently …
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Author: Paul Kelly

Trust is a super power

  Trust has always been an integral part of the human experience. When we think about trust, we can all associate intuitively with its benefits and a number …
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Author: Paul Kelly

Poor ethics? What a waste!

I detest waste. It smacks of loss, of opportunity cost and often of laziness.   In the last 35 years, I have never witnessed such multi-level waste as …
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Author: Paul Kelly

Why is communication so complex?

On one hand, more than 90% of effective communication is common sense. Why then do so many of us get it wrong; including so-called global leaders?   Over …
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Author: Paul Kelly

Reputation and the role of Leadership

As our newly anointed Australian of the year, David Morrison said “The standard you walk past is the standard you accept”. This statement, together with the recently publicised …
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Communication Common Sense

Just because we know how to communicate, it doesn’t necessarily mean we execute well. The difference between intelligent recognition of communication principles and practical application is often extreme. …
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Author: Paul Kelly

Balance with your own ‘Third Place’

Ray Oldenburg wrote a series of essays about the importance of ‘third places ’- neutral grounds where people can congregate without corporate or family agendas. Recently I have …
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