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This podcast gives you bitesize advice and guidance on internal communication and leadership credibility. Each episode is less than 15 minutes to help you get access to support for your employee engagement strategy, your internal comms and your leadership development. Jenni Field is an expert in leadership credibility and internal communication. Author of Influential Internal Communication, and Nobody Believes You - Become a Leader People Will Follow, her work as an international speaker and coach, helps leaders and their organisations become more efficient and more engaging. After spending 13 years working inside organisations as Head of Internal Communications and Communications Director, Jenni set up the consultancy Redefining Communications to help organisations and teams use communication to go from chaos to calm. Since 2017 Jenni has published two books, hosted two popular podcasts that discuss leadership, communication and wellbeing and conducted research into communication with deskless workers, the role of line managers and why we follow some leaders and not others. In 2020 she was the President of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations, and she holds qualifications and accreditations in internal communication, company directorship and facilitation. She is an impressive speaker, inspiring leader and is globally recognised in the communication industry as a force for change in the way leaders and organisations as a whole communicate with their teams. How to connect with Jenni: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifield/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jennifield/ Mailing list: https://redefiningcomms.com/join-our-community/
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Wednesday Jul 10, 2024
Nobody Believes You: What is Credible Leadership? S5 E1
Wednesday Jul 10, 2024
Wednesday Jul 10, 2024
In the first episode of Season 5, Jenni delves into the theme of credible leadership. She discusses the importance of credibility in leadership roles, her research on the topic, and introduces her definition of a credible leader.
The episode reflects on the impact of the 2020 pandemic on leadership behaviours and explores the eight practices associated with credible leadership. Jenni also shares insights from her LinkedIn community and presents findings from her research report.
Throughout the season, each episode will focus on one of the eight key practices that define credible leadership, as well as provide you with practical things that you can implement to build that practice that will enable you to lead effectively.
Episode Timestamps:
- 00:16 - The Importance of Credible Leadership
- 00:26 - The Pandemic's Impact on Leadership
- 01:31 - Exploring Empathy and Authenticity
- 02:56 - Defining Credibility
- 03:04 - Research Insights on Credibility
- 06:22 - Challenges to Credible Leadership
- 08:05 - The Eight Practices of Credibility
Key Takeaways From This Episode:
- Why there was an emphasis on being empathetic, human, and authentic during the pandemic
- Key blockers to credibility include change and uncertainty, leadership development, communication issues, and remote work challenges
- The eight key practices of credibility and understanding what they all entail
- Effective communication combined with accountability ensures genuine leadership and followership
Thank you for listening!
Keep the conversation going, ask questions and share your thinking by joining the Redefining Communications community, and connecting with Jenni on LinkedIn, Instagram and X(Twitter).
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