Delivering Bad News With Strength GIVE THEM THE FACTS. GIVE THEM YOUR PLAN. STAND FIRM.BY ANETT GRANT Sugarcoating failure is a direct betrayal of your team’s trust. I see leaders try to soften the blow of a missed target or a lost account every single week in my virtual executive communication coaching practice. They pad […]

The Executive Guide to Communicating Up to the Board STOP OVER-EXPLAINING. START COMMANDING THE ROOM.BY ANETT GRANT I hold a highly unpopular opinion about executive presentations. Your intense preparation is probably the exact reason you fail in the boardroom. I recently worked with a highly successful Vice President of Operations who learned this brutal lesson

The Cost of the Defensive Crouch TRADE YOUR ARMOR FOR AGILITY.BY ANETT GRANT I recently worked with a brilliant Chief Technology Officer who was preparing to present a massive infrastructure pivot to his board. He arrived at our virtual session ready for battle. He had every spreadsheet, every data point, and a forty-slide deck as

Why Your Search for the “Neutral” Voice is Sabotaging Your Leadership STOP TRYING TO SOUND PERFECT. START TRYING TO BE HEARD.BY ANETT GRANT I recently sat across a virtual screen from a high-level VP who had been coached within an inch of his life. He was terrified of saying “um.” He had been told to

Handling Hostile Board Meetings with Precision STOP EXPLAINING. START LEADING.BY ANETT GRANT The tension in the room was thick enough to feel. My client, a CEO of a mid-sized tech firm, sat at the head of the mahogany table while three board members peppered him with aggressive questions about Q3 projections. Every time he tried