Business Communication Insights At Your Fingertips
Whether you’re seeking business communication resources for executive development, team training, or personal skill-building, this collection of books, articles, interviews, and courses offers insight into strategies and tools to grow your influence.
Strategic Communication Articles
Looking for insights on best practices in strategic communication and B2B persuasion? Here’s a curated list of perspectives I’ve contributed to respected publications, including HBR, MIT Sloan Management Review, Chief Learning Officer, and more.
- “Keeping Morale Up During a Turnaround,” from Harvard Business Review: What leaders get wrong when they focus only on the numbers, and what employees need to hear instead.
- “The Secret to Leading Organizational Change is Empathy,” from Harvard Business Review: Why change initiatives fail, and how empathy helps win support.
- “The Science of Influence: How Stories Conquer Resistance and Boost Buy-in,” from Training Industry Magazine: Why story overcomes resistance to new ideas better than data alone.
- “Storytelling: The Skill L&D Leaders Need to Drive Change,” from Training Industry Magazine: Why storytelling belongs in every learning leader’s toolkit and how to use it well.
- “Harness Human Skills to Build Future-Ready Teams,” from Chief Learning Officer Magazine: What human skills organizations need to build as automation takes over technical work.
- “Why Change Fails (And How to Diagnose the Real Problem),” from Career <Hack> on Substack: How to diagnose the type of resistance you’re facing, and two stories that help overcome it.
- “How to Tell Your Career Story Like a Best-Selling Novel,” from ManagerMentor on Substack: How to talk about your career in a way that showcases your skills and successes.
- “From Hype to Human: The Truth About Leadership, Trust and AI Adoption,” by Dr. Steve Rumery, Allie Hartman, Patti Sanchez: Why AI adoption stalls and what helps get people on board.
Business Communication Books
Presenting Virtually: Communicate and Connect with Online Audiences
Much of work happens online, so you need to be a pro at speaking remotely. This Stevie award-winning guide lays out a step-by-step process for planning, crafting, and delivering engaging virtual presentations.
Illuminate: Ignite Change Through Speeches, Stories, Ceremonies, and Symbols
If you want to lead change, this Axiom award-winning book is your roadmap. In it, you’ll discover techniques great leaders use to spark movements that transform business and society.
Talks On Storytelling and Persuasion
As a B2B keynote speaker, I deliver highly engaging talks on a range of business communication topics, from public speaking and presentation skills to strategic storytelling and change leadership. If you’re looking to book a memorable speaker for your next event or podcast, let’s talk.
Webinars and Keynotes
Podcast Interviews
Communication Skills Training
Influence is key to successful transformation. That’s why I offer communication training workshops and online courses to help people build the skills they need to persuade others. In my online course, Crafting Compelling Change Stories, you’ll learn at your pace to create persuasive narratives that overcome resistance and win support for change.
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