About this episode

The episode discusses the insights from Molly Tschang's book, Say It Skillfully, and contrasts it with Patrick Lencioni's The Ideal Team Player.

I enjoyed reading Lencioni's The Ideal Team Player even though it was a bit too simplistic with a focus on just three labels to describe a person you want on your team. After reading Molly Tschang's new book, Say It Skillfully, I thought this was the book that Lencioni should have written. Molly states, "Every word out of your mouth, what you say and how you say it, signals more to the team and leadership than your credentials. Your words determine how people think about and experience you." ...

People in this episode

Host: Mark Gandy

Topics covered

• communication
• team dynamics
• leadership
• personal development
• business strategy

Keywords

• communication skills
• team player
• leadership
• Molly Tschang
• business communication

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Ideal Team Player, Say It Skillfully

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