The Boardroom Pivot: Why Your Usual Presentation Style Will Fail You STOP SURVIVING BOARD MEETINGS. START LEADING THEM.BY ANETT GRANT I remember watching a brilliant Chief Technology Officer log into a critical virtual board meeting. He had seventy slides ready to justify a massive budget increase for a global system rollout. He barely finished his […]

Why Executive Communication Coaching Is Your Best Talent Investment IF THEY CAN’T COMMAND THE ROOM, YOUR INVESTMENT EVAPORATES.BY ANETT GRANT Last week, a Chief Human Resources Officer called me in a state of absolute frustration regarding a brilliant vice president she had spent three years grooming for the C-suite. This executive possessed an impeccable operational

Communicating Company Policy with Directness and Empathy DISCARD THE JARGON. ANCHOR YOUR MESSAGE. ADDRESS YOUR WORKFORCE WITH RESPECT.BY ANETT GRANT I often observe corporate leaders transform into automated scripts the moment they face the responsibility of communicating company policy to their organizations. They stand behind a podium, click through dense slides provided by human resources,

How to Communicate Authentically When Aligning With Challenging Corporate Directives YOU DON’T NEED TO AGREE. YOU NEED TO ALIGN.BY ANETT GRANT The Burden of the Messenger A senior vice president sat across from me on our video call and sighed heavily. The CEO just handed him a new corporate mandate to present to his division.

The Art of Strategic Discernment: Beyond Just Making Decisions SEPARATE THE VITAL FEW FROM THE TRIVIAL MANY.BY ANETT GRANT I recently sat across a virtual screen from a CEO who was drowning in his own brilliance. He had twelve priorities for the quarter, six “critical” market shifts to address, and a thirty-page slide deck to