# communication skills (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover communication skills. Page: Feed: --- ## [366 4 Questions Every Leader Needs to Ask Before Giving Feedback (Communication Skills That Work)](https://letsgrowleaders.com) _2026-08-13 · Leadership Without Losing Your Soul: Master Communication & Management Skills To Boost Productivity, Teamwork & Ease Overwhelm_ To learn more about the Let's Grow Leaders Performance Management training, click here . Are you wasting time trying to address the wrong performance problem? When someone on your team misses deadlines, makes mistakes, or stops following through, it’s easy to assume they don’t care or to jump straight into feedback, training, or closer oversight. But if you treat the wrong cause, you waste time,… [Listen](https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/40ab3aaa-b88f-4b38-b99f-4df54af78313.mp3) ## [365 The 3 Communication Skills Smart Leaders Use to Eliminate 90% of their Performance Management Conversations](https://letsgrowleaders.com) _2026-08-06 · Leadership Without Losing Your Soul: Master Communication & Management Skills To Boost Productivity, Teamwork & Ease Overwhelm_ To learn more about the Let's Grow Leaders Performance Management training, click here . What if three leadership communication skills could eliminate 90% of your performance management conversations? When your team doesn’t remember a critical message, leaves a meeting with different expectations, or agrees to deadlines without discussing competing priorities, productivity suffers. In this… [Listen](https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/3c850049-0233-4586-863a-05d8c8c16334.mp3) ## [364 Why Good Crisis Leadership Can Kill Your Team's Productivity, Cause Burnout and Overwhelm (and the Communication Skills to Fix it)](https://letsgrowleaders.com) _2026-07-30 · Leadership Without Losing Your Soul: Master Communication & Management Skills To Boost Productivity, Teamwork & Ease Overwhelm_ To learn more about the Let's Grow Leaders Performance Management training, click here . Does your team only perform at its best when something goes wrong? Strong crisis leadership is valuable when a real emergency occurs, but relying on urgency to motivate your team can become a trap. When everything feels critical, people become overwhelmed, trust begins to erode, and there is little time to… [Listen](https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/be06a280-9a17-4234-b32a-ef43cac8904d.mp3) ## [363 3 Leadership Questions to Ask Your Team to Maximize Productivity, Teamwork, and Performance Management](https://letsgrowleaders.com) _2026-07-23 · Leadership Without Losing Your Soul: Master Communication & Management Skills To Boost Productivity, Teamwork & Ease Overwhelm_ To learn more about the Let's Grow Leaders Performance Management training, click here . What if three simple questions could help you maximize productivity, improve teamwork, and reduce unnecessary conflict? When people do not understand how their work connects to the organization’s goals, priorities become unclear, collaboration suffers, and valuable time gets wasted. In this episode, you’ll… [Listen](https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/399a51b9-c529-44a5-a1cf-31774c30ad2e.mp3) ## [362 Stop Making These 3 Critical Performance Management Mistakes (with the Communication and Leadership Skills to Get It Right)](https://letsgrowleaders.com) _2026-07-16 · Leadership Without Losing Your Soul: Master Communication & Management Skills To Boost Productivity, Teamwork & Ease Overwhelm_ To learn more about the Let's Grow Leaders Performance Management training, click here . Is your approach to performance management improving results or creating more frustration, wasted energy, and unnecessary drama? Strong performance management is about much more than annual evaluations or stepping in when something goes wrong. When expectations are unclear, feedback comes too late, or… [Listen](https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/a50d34a3-ea3c-4e64-b149-aae54616f326.mp3) ## [361 One Teamwork Question that Transforms Conflict into Collaboration, Problem Solving, and Leadership](https://letsgrowleaders.com) _2026-07-09 · Leadership Without Losing Your Soul: Master Communication & Management Skills To Boost Productivity, Teamwork & Ease Overwhelm_ To learn more about the Let's Grow Leaders Performance Management training, click here . What teamwork question can turn conflict into collaboration? When conflict arises at work, most people instinctively ask, "Who's right?" In this episode of Leadership Without Losing Your Soul , David Dye explains why that question keeps teams stuck and introduces a simple but powerful teamwork question that… [Listen](https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/2b41d728-6344-4aa1-96af-b95202339b60.mp3) ## [360 Critical Communication Skills Leaders and Managers Use to Address Secondhand Performance Concerns without Damaging Trust](https://letsgrowleaders.com) _2026-07-02 · Leadership Without Losing Your Soul: Master Communication & Management Skills To Boost Productivity, Teamwork & Ease Overwhelm_ To learn more about the Let's Grow Leaders Performance Management training, click here . How do you address performance concerns when you didn't witness the problem yourself? Leaders regularly receive reports from coworkers, customers, or colleagues about employee behavior they never personally observed. David explains why these situations require investigation rather than assumption and… [Listen](https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/d2aaf186-a28c-4d98-a81a-719691bbca4d.mp3) ## [359 1 Overlooked Communication Skill to Unlock Your Influence, Build Your Career, and Be a Leader People Love to Work With](https://letsgrowleaders.com) _2026-06-25 · Leadership Without Losing Your Soul: Master Communication & Management Skills To Boost Productivity, Teamwork & Ease Overwhelm_ To learn more about the Let's Grow Leaders Performance Management training, click here . Could one overlooked communication skill dramatically improve your influence, reduce conflict, and strengthen every workplace relationship? The most effective leaders don't just respond to requests—they uncover the motivations behind them. In this episode, David Dye reveals an overlooked communication skill… [Listen](https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/e3ce61ae-29a7-4e6b-8eae-b6606693ab46.mp3) ## [358 3 Things Successful Leaders Do to Create An Unstoppable Performance Culture](https://letsgrowleaders.com/2026/06/19/unstoppable-performance-culture/) _2026-06-18 · Leadership Without Losing Your Soul: Master Communication & Management Skills To Boost Productivity, Teamwork & Ease Overwhelm_ To learn more about the Let's Grow Leaders Performance Management training, click here . What separates teams that consistently deliver results from those that struggle with accountability and follow-through? Building a strong performance culture doesn't happen by accident. It requires leaders to establish clear expectations, define success in practical terms, and consistently follow through on… [Listen](https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/a074ce45-b97d-42cc-a67d-1aadcd309b5d.mp3) ## [357 Human-Centered Leadership Skills When the Job Outgrows a Valued Employee](https://letsgrowleaders.com/2026/06/12/when-the-job-outgrows-a-valued-employee) _2026-06-11 · Leadership Without Losing Your Soul: Master Communication & Management Skills To Boost Productivity, Teamwork & Ease Overwhelm_ To learn more about the Let's Grow Leaders Performance Management training, click here . Have you ever had a valued employee struggle because their role changed faster than they could adapt? As organizations evolve, roles often require new skills, behaviors, and responsibilities. This episode explores how to handle the difficult situation when a trusted employee is no longer the right fit for an… [Listen](https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/55e247dc-f5e8-4149-abd1-079374bd1e46.mp3) ## [Non-Custodial Crypto Gateway (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ed8faZIKhHyP) _2026-06-11 · **Sponsored**_ Accept multi-chain crypto, automated fee handling, and trustless escrow with real-time settlement. ## [An Intentional Ending: Completing the Journey for This Body of Work](https://nerd-journey.com/an-intentional-ending-completing-the-journey-for-this-body-of-work/) _2026-01-27 · Nerd Journey: Career Advice for the Technology Professional_ When does a body of work reach completion? One answer is to end it by choice. This week in episode 356 you’ll hear the reasons behind our intentional ending of the Nerd Journey Podcast. We’ll rewind the clock and focus on the show’s trajectory and inflection points over time just like we’ve done for guests, share what we learned over the course of an 8-year journey from idea to consistently… [Listen](https://media.blubrry.com/nerdjourney/storage.googleapis.com/nerdjourney-podcast-episodes/NerdJourney-Episode356.mp3) ## [Mind the Gaps: Organizational Changes and Your Career Lifecycle with Ryan Conley](https://nerd-journey.com/mind-the-gaps-organizational-changes-and-your-career-lifecycle-with-ryan-conley/) _2026-01-13 · Nerd Journey: Career Advice for the Technology Professional_ Has organizational change redefined your job role? If it hasn’t yet, it will at some point. Whether acknowledged or ignored, every organizational change at a company impacts you. This is broader than just layoffs and more employees under a single manager. What are the organizational changes we might see, and what can we do to stand out and stay the course? This week in episode 355 we’re joined by… [Listen](https://media.blubrry.com/nerdjourney/storage.googleapis.com/nerdjourney-podcast-episodes/NerdJourney-Episode355.mp3) ## [Layoff Bounce Back: Resilience through Personal and Professional Networks with Dave Stevens](https://nerd-journey.com/layoff-bounce-back-resilience-through-personal-and-professional-networks-with-dave-stevens/) _2025-12-23 · Nerd Journey: Career Advice for the Technology Professional_ Imagine your work day starting off like any other only to find you’ve been laid off. What would you do next? Dave Stevens lived this reality a couple of years ago and joins us this week in episode 354 to share the lessons from that experience. We’ll take you through how Dave processed the news of being laid off, the warning signs he missed, when he knew it was time to begin searching for a new… [Listen](https://media.blubrry.com/nerdjourney/storage.googleapis.com/nerdjourney-podcast-episodes/NerdJourney-Episode354.mp3) ## [Translating Experience: Clarity from Leadership in the People Industry with Christy Honeycutt (2/2)](https://nerd-journey.com/translating-experience-clarity-from-leadership-in-the-people-industry-with-christy-honeycutt-2-2/) _2025-12-02 · Nerd Journey: Career Advice for the Technology Professional_ How can we help recruiters advocate for us in a tough job market? According to people industry veteran Christy Honeycutt, our guest in episode 353, it starts with being kind and translating your experience into something a recruiter can understand. And even more importantly, it takes practice. In part 2 of our discussion with Christy, she translates deep experience in talent acquisition and… [Listen](https://media.blubrry.com/nerdjourney/storage.googleapis.com/nerdjourney-podcast-episodes/NerdJourney-Episode353.mp3) ## [People First: Systematizing Go-to-Market for Your Role with Christy Honeycutt (1/2)](https://nerd-journey.com/people-first-systematizing-go-to-market-for-your-role-with-christy-honeycutt-1-2/) _2025-11-18 · Nerd Journey: Career Advice for the Technology Professional_ Go-to-market strategy is something we often associate with a company or its products / services, but what if we could apply go-to-market to our job role? Christy Honeycutt, a talent acquisition veteran and our guest this week in episode 352, has used this mindset as a personal differentiator starting with her first job in the banking industry. We’ll follow Christy as she describes early experience… [Listen](https://media.blubrry.com/nerdjourney/storage.googleapis.com/nerdjourney-podcast-episodes/NerdJourney-Episode352.mp3) ## [A Special Announcement – Changing Our Release Schedule](https://nerd-journey.com/a-special-announcement-changing-our-release-schedule/) _2025-11-04 · Nerd Journey: Career Advice for the Technology Professional_ Original Recording Date: 11/2/2025 Expect a Change Moving Forward – The Schedule Hi everyone – thank you for being a listener. This is a brief reminder that episodes from this point forward will be releasing every 2 weeks for the time being. Life circumstances have demanded we make this change to keep producing the show. Don’t expect any changes to our content. We remain committed to serving the… [Listen](https://media.blubrry.com/nerdjourney/storage.googleapis.com/nerdjourney-podcast-episodes/ReleaseScheduleChange_2weeks.mp3) ## [Opt In: A CEO’s Take on Becoming AI Native with Milin Desai (3/3)](https://nerd-journey.com/opt-in-a-ceos-take-on-becoming-ai-native-with-milin-desai-3-3/) _2025-10-28 · Nerd Journey: Career Advice for the Technology Professional_ What does it mean to become AI native? It’s not about using every AI tool on the market. For Milin Desai, the CEO of Sentry, it’s about becoming familiar with the tools and opting in to use the capabilities that deliver practical value. This mindset was born while Milin was the general manager of a business unit at a software company. In this role, he had to manage a profit and loss statement,… [Listen](https://media.blubrry.com/nerdjourney/storage.googleapis.com/nerdjourney-podcast-episodes/NerdJourney-Episode351.mp3) ## [Scope and Upside: The Importance of Contextual Communication with Milin Desai (2/3)](https://nerd-journey.com/scope-and-upside-the-importance-of-contextual-communication-with-milin-desai-2-3/) _2025-10-21 · Nerd Journey: Career Advice for the Technology Professional_ When we use a generative AI tool, providing more context can often lead to better output. What if we could apply this to our communication with other humans? Milin Desai, the CEO of Sentry, says contextualizing communication will change the way you operate. This week in episode 350, we’ll follow Milin’s story of changing companies and pursuing different levels of leadership. Listen closely to… [Listen](https://media.blubrry.com/nerdjourney/storage.googleapis.com/nerdjourney-podcast-episodes/NerdJourney-Episode350.mp3) ## [Expand Your Curiosity: Build, Own, and Maintain Relevance with Milin Desai (1/3)](https://nerd-journey.com/expand-your-curiosity-build-own-and-maintain-relevance-with-milin-desai-1-3/) _2025-10-14 · Nerd Journey: Career Advice for the Technology Professional_ How curious do you think you are at work? Take a second to rate yourself. After today’s conversation with guest Milin Desai, you’re going to want to dial that curiosity up a notch. Milin is currently the CEO of Sentry, and one of the keys to his success from the very beginning was allowing the scope of his curiosity to expand over time…beyond specific projects and even beyond his job role. Perhaps… [Listen](https://media.blubrry.com/nerdjourney/storage.googleapis.com/nerdjourney-podcast-episodes/NerdJourney-Episode349.mp3) ## [Find it on Amazon (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/KgQqblKMhRxg) _2025-10-14 · **Sponsored**_ Open the Amazon product listing to see details and availability ## [Organizational Flattening: Intentionally Model Behaviors to Build the Culture You Want (2/2)](https://nerd-journey.com/organizational-flattening-intentionally-model-behaviors-to-build-the-culture-you-want-2-2/) _2025-10-07 · Nerd Journey: Career Advice for the Technology Professional_ As managers inherit larger teams inside flatter organizations, we might immediately point out the challenges. But what about opportunities? Despite the trend, those who seek to lead (in a management capacity or otherwise) have the chance to intentionally build a better culture. We pulled in former guests Shailvi Wakhlu, Neil Thompson, and Abby Clobridge in a roundtable format to get actionable… [Listen](https://media.blubrry.com/nerdjourney/storage.googleapis.com/nerdjourney-podcast-episodes/NerdJourney-Episode348.mp3)