SPEAK LIKE A CEO

Think you’re a great listener? Only 1 in 12 employees say their boss is very good at listening.

Julian Treasure, 5x TED speaker, says this may be the most expensive blind spot in your business. He shares why senior leaders struggle most, and how to build a culture of listening that makes your team feel heard.

You’ll learn Julian's four Cs of conscious listening, how to stay present on video calls, and a challenge to try in your next meeting.

⏰Timestamps

(00:00) Introduction

(00:34) The $10 Trillion Blind Spot

(03:46) Why Leaders Don’t Listen

(06:42) How To Run Better Meetings

(09:29) Building A Listening Culture

(12:56) The Four Cs Of Listening

(15:45) Listening On Video Calls

(18:35) Why Training Doesn’t Stick

(22:40) The World’s Quietest Room

(26:22) Silence As A Weapon

(27:39) Best Communication Advice

Get an exclusive 25% off Julian Treasure’s Master Conscious Communication app: https://studio.com/juliantreasure/mcc?c=RtxYHhPW

Join Julian’s 4-week public speaking course, “How To Be Heard: Live!”: https://www.juliantreasure.com/htbhl

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• 21 Storytelling Frameworks: https://eo-ipso-comms.kit.com/21-storytelling-frameworks-with-oliver

• Become a Presentation Genius (Free Course): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wJloFeNwBg

• Speak Like a CEO Academy: https://www.speaklikeaceo.academy/

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🙌 This episode was produced by Podcast Boutique: https://www.podcastboutique.com

4 out of 10 executives don’t make it in a new role. What separates the ones that thrive comes down to how they communicate.

Navid Nazemian, author of Mastering Executive Transitions, works with leaders as they step into bigger jobs. He’s seen the mistakes behind that number. In this episode, you’ll learn the phrases to avoid when you take over, the thing CEOs regret most, and how to build trust fast.

⏰Timestamps

(00:00) Introduction

(01:53) First Week Agenda

(03:00) CEOs’ Biggest Regret

(04:38) When To Start Taking Action

(06:24) The Worst Things To Say

(09:37) The Passive Language Trap

(12:44) 3 Moves to Build Trust Fast

(16:26) What Thrivers Do Differently

(20:13) The Transition Gender Gap

(24:58) Can You Lead Without AI?

(27:46) Will AI Replace Executives?

(31:06) Align With Your New Leader

Explore Navid’s book, newsletter, and resources for leaders in transition: https://www.masteringexecutivetransitions.com/

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🙌 This episode was produced by Podcast Boutique

As a leader, most of your time should go to communicating. The problem starts when there’s no room left for the work that moves the needle.

Dr. Christian Poensgen, co-author of Ultraproductive, has spent the last decade researching how to sustain peak performance without burning out. He shares three pillars of an ultraproductive life that help even the busiest leaders double their output without working more. You’ll learn how to get into deep focus, sleep better, and calm your nervous system in seconds.

⏰Timestamps

(00:00) Introduction

(00:58) The 3 Pillars

(02:42) Balancing Focus and Communication

(06:22) Focus Optimization

(10:10) Why Flow Feels Lousy

(13:48) Sleep Optimization

(17:53) Stress Optimization

(19:40) Good Stress vs. Bad Stress

(21:48) Calm Your Nervous System

(25:02) Why Downtime Feels Stressful

(29:34) Double Your Productivity

(31:15) Zoom Fatigue

Ultraproductive: The 90-Minute Method to Optimize Focus, Sleep, and Stress Book: https://ultra-labs.com/book/

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Bad bosses, toxic politics, people fighting for promotions. One in four employees works in a broken hierarchy, and the real number is probably higher.

Nir Halevy, Stanford professor and author of Level Up, says that flattening the org chart isn't the answer. In this episode, he gives the three signs of a dysfunctional hierarchy, explains his CPR model for repairing it, and shares one thing you can start doing tomorrow.

⏰Timestamps

(00:00) Introduction
(01:52) Why Hierarchy Still Exists
(03:07) Flattening the Org Chart
(05:11) The Warning Signs
(08:28) The Fix
(10:50) Co-Leadership
(12:31) Who Deserves to Rise
(15:43) Humor and Connection
(19:46) The Dangerous Precedent
(21:49) AI vs. Middle Managers
(25:58) Improve Your Hierarchy
(27:08) The Truth About Silence

Level Up Book: https://basic-venture.com/titles/nir-halevy/level-up/9781541705739/

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Logic can make your case. A story makes people act.

This episode breaks down why numbers, slides, and dashboards aren't what it takes to tell a story that does. You'll learn simple three-step structures Oliver has used with over 300 CEOs, and the mistakes many leaders make on the way to becoming storytellers.

Download Oliver’s free 21 Storytelling Frameworks guide: https://eo-ipso-comms.kit.com/21-storytelling-frameworks-with-oliver

⏰Timestamps

(00:00) Introduction
(00:51) Where Decisions Really Happen
(04:14) What Makes a Story
(05:18) Stories in Business
(06:51) The Entertainment Trap
(07:45) The One-Size-Fits-All Mistake
(09:01) Problem, Solution, Benefit
(10:23) Goal, Problem, Solution
(10:54) Excite, Disturb, Assure
(12:38) Become a Story Collector

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