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The Look & Sound of Leadership

by Essential Communications - Tom Henschel
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  • How to Stop Fighting at Work

    October 1, 2026 · 25 min

    Two leaders in a long-running feud both want the fighting to stop but cannot find their way to peace. Their coach gives them each homework to quiet the ill intent they ascribe to the other, allowing respect to emerge. It’s hard to stop…

  • How to Deal with Difficult People

    September 3, 2026 · 28 min

    A highly effective leader finds herself in the middle of a terrible mess, not of her own making. When her coach marvels at her ability to stay calm amidst the chaos, she shares a lesson she learned from her dad. Tools and concepts in this…

  • Overcoming the Barriers of Leadership

    August 6, 2026 · 21 min

    A chief officer reflects on the burdens of senior leadership. While grateful for its privileges, he’s keenly aware his title can put up barriers between himself and others.  Typical burdens of leadership: People put up barriers because of…

  • The Three Elements of Effective Delegation

    July 9, 2026 · 23 min

    With her company on the brink of disaster, a leader hungrily tackles the art of delegation, learning three models on the way.  The episode frames delegation as being primarily about getting your people ready. To get people ready, screen…

  • Managing Emotions

    June 4, 2026 · 17 min

    A chief officer finds himself repeatedly triggered by a peer. Afraid he’s going to say or do something he’ll regret, he asks his coach for tools. Three categories of self-regulation tools: PhysicalInternalExternal A visual tool with…

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  • Getting Your Voice Heard

    May 7, 2026 · 20 min

    A brilliant but rather shy leader is challenged by her management to be bigger, more executive, speak up more. She is grateful to work with a coach. You can build muscle around getting your voice heard by creating homework for yourself…

  • Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office

    April 2, 2026 · 26 min

    Tom interviews Dr. Lois Frankel about women in the workplace and other ideas in the just-published third edition of Nice Girls Don’t Get the Corner Office.  Listen to the full, unedited conversation here. Get the “Nice Girls” book…

  • How to Conquer Nervousness

    March 5, 2026 · 24 min

    Before testifying in a high-stakes case, a theorist and his coach swap horror stories about their nerves hijacking them and the lessons they learned. Tom’s top four idea for conquering nervousness: Write happy endingsCelebrate incremental…

  • Humility as Strength

    February 5, 2026 · 25 min

    A leader is getting pressured to stop being so prickly and gain some humility. With her coach, she explores whether it’s even possible for humility to ever be a strength.  Core concepts in this episode: Humility is confidence without…

  • Leading When Ego at the Top Is Unchecked

    January 8, 2026 · 23 min

    A chief officer is infuriated by the behavior of his egomaniacal CEO. With his coach, he explores how to be a healthy leader while reporting to a boss he doesn’t respect. Core concepts in this episode: Egomaniacs rattle our sense of…

  • How to Grow Your People

    December 11, 2025 · 23 min

    A senior vice-president worries that attention on his people’s development will get overwhelmed in the volume of work. He asks his coach for tools to make the process effective and efficient.  Download our free tool that maps the Three…

  • How to Motivate and Inspire

    November 6, 2025 · 21 min

    After a leader turns around the performance of one of his direct reports, he and his coach explore how it happened. And how to make it stick.   Core ideas in the episode: Workplaces improve when positive feedback is presentOur natural…

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About the show

An ongoing series of Executive Coaching Tips designed to help you be perceived in the workplace the way you want to be perceived.