157. Adapting Your Communication Style for Your Team with Mel Loy
In this first episode of our five-part collaboration series, Prina Shah and Mel Loy dive into one of the most common leadership challenges - adapting your communication style to suit your team.
Too often, leaders communicate based on their own preferences and assume the message has landed. In reality, effective leadership communication requires intentional adaptation, self-awareness, and trust-building.
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In this episode, we explore:
• Why new leaders are rarely taught how to communicate effectively
• The myth of one-size-fits-all communication
• How different communication styles impact trust and performance
• A real-life leadership lesson on tailoring communication for decision-makers
• Why leaders must step out of positional power to truly connect with their teams
• The value of creating a “user manual of me” for better team collaboration
• How introversion, learning styles, and thinking preferences influence communication
• Why communication tools are useful - but only when used well
• The danger of using communication style as an excuse for poor behaviour
• Trust, the messenger effect, and why titles don’t equal credibility
• Navigating peer-to-leader transitions and respectful boundaries
• Leading teams where age, experience, and expectations differ
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