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Leadership and Communication Expert
Michael Shehane
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Oct 22, 2026
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3 min read
In the first three minutes, your audience decides how closely to listen. Here’s how to spark their attention, interest, and curiosity.
Oct 8, 2026
5 min read
Four kinds of problems, four questions to ask your team, and the communication skills necessary to navigate each one
Sep 29, 2026
4 min read
Nudge, inspire, influence, persuade, negotiate form a ladder. Knowing which rung you're on decides how you communicate.
Sep 22, 2026
Why accountability works better as a feedback loop than a virtue, and what to say at the start of a project so no one ends up absorbing the gaps
Sep 15, 2026
The four stages of learning a domain can be measured in how longwinded you are, and the one move that gets you to the next stage.
Sep 4, 2026
2 min read
How to make sure your story is a good one to share
Aug 14, 2026
Pressure skews our thinking and pulls us back into old habits, but naming what's happening changes how we lead our way through it
Aug 4, 2026
Small talk isn't annoying. It's how strong relationships actually start.
Jul 31, 2026
A pathway for the presentation that could change your career trajectory
