The Importance of Proper Communication
Our words carry more weight and hold more power than we realize. How you communicate can be the difference between adversity and prosperity. As leaders, our words matter more than we think. Every word is either building trust or tearing it down. I’ve learned this the hard way. A careless comment can undo hours of good work. A well timed word can reset a team’s confidence in an instant. The difference isn’t about being polished, It’s about being intentional. Here’s how I approach communication as a leader. Connect before You correct. Players don’t respond to correction until they feel connection. If I jump straight to pointing out mistakes, it lands like criticism. However, if I’ve already built trust, and proved I believe in them….. Then correction feels like coaching. Without connection, correction shuts people down. With connection, it lifts them up. Clarity beats clever, your team doesn’t need clever ...