Ignite: Real Leadership, Real Talk, Real Results

DO PEOPLE REALLY LISTEN WHEN YOU TALK, OR ARE THEY JUST HEARING THE SOUND OF YOUR VOICE?

Ignite is the modern leader′s guide to communicating with impact. As the workplace begins shifting toward Generation Y, technology–fuelled ′information fatigue′ is obscuring your message, and traditional communication styles are failing to get results. These upcoming superstars are the most educated generation ever, and they expect much more from their employers so it′s up to leadership teams to adapt and make authenticity a central tenet.

Author Gabrielle Dolan is an authority on real leadership. In this book she coaches you on how to communicate effectively for higher engagement and better results.

Effective communication is vital to success. Talk less and communicate more as you learn to:

respond and adapt to generational changes level up, step out and be real with yourself and your team communicate with impact across all platforms engage your people, your customers and yourself transform your style to get your message heard.

Ignite helps you lead more authentically, responsively and effectively in today′s rapidly changing workplace.

About the author ix

Acknowledgements xi

Introduction xv

1 The game has changed 1

2 Finding the real you 23

3 Stepping into the real you 45

4 Communicating the real you 77

5 Presenting the real you on stage 115

6 Presenting the real you online 157

Conclusion 163

Index 167

GABRIELLE DOLAN is an expert in communication and a thought leader in business storytelling, as well as a sought–after keynote speaker, media commentator and coach. She is also the co–author of Hooked.