Courageous Communication with Michelle Gladieux
b'Michelle Gladieux is President of Gladieux Consulting and author of the new book Communicate with Courage: Taking Risks to Overcome the Four Hidden Challenges. Communication is an essential building block in leadership at all levels. And yet it\'s frequently misunderstood. Michelle demystified this and provides help in overcoming some of the biggest challenges this week on the On Brand podcast.\\n\\nAbout Michelle Gladieux\\nMichelle Gladieux is President of Gladieux Consulting, a Midwest-based team known for the design and presentation of seminars in communication and leadership topics around the U.S. She\\u2019s the author of Communicate with Courage: Taking Risks to Overcome the Four Hidden Challenges. She facilitates strategic planning and executive coaching for clients in diverse industries, governments, non-profits, and in academia and has 18 years of collegiate teaching experience at three universities in her home state of Indiana.\\n\\nEpisode Highlights\\nCommunicating from the heart(land). I asked Michelle if being from the Midwest\\u2014the heartland\\u2014made her a better communicator. She shared a touching story of the "hard-earned pearls" of wisdom her mother passed down to her and how it led her to help others in their own communication.\\n"Nobody\'s born a great leader," Michelle said. Or a great communicator for that matter. Michelle shared a story about how every time someone\'s implied she\'s given a great speech effortlessly, she says, "the effortless part is an illusion."\\nWhat are the hidden challenges in leadership communication today? Michelle shared these along with how they\'re addressed in her book Communicate with Courage:\\n\\nHiding from risks\\n\\nDefining to be right\\n\\nRationalizing the negative\\n\\nSettling for good enough\\n\\nWhat brand has made Michelle smile recently?\\xa0"Purdue University is the only university to be included on Fast Company\'s list of brands that matter."\\xa0This means a lot to Michelle as Purdue is both an institution she\'s taught at and her alma mater.\\nTo learn more, check out the resources on the Gladieux Consulting website, follow the company on Instagram, and learn more about Michelle\'s book Communicate with Courage.\\n\\nAs We Wrap \\u2026\\n\\n\\nListen and subscribe\\xa0at\\xa0Apple Podcasts,\\xa0Spotify,\\xa0Amazon/Audible,\\xa0Google Play,\\xa0Stitcher,\\xa0TuneIn,\\xa0iHeart,\\xa0YouTube, and\\xa0RSS.\\n\\n\\nRate and review the show\\u2014If you like what you\\u2019re hearing, be sure to head over to\\xa0Apple Podcasts\\xa0and click the 5-star button to rate the show. And, if you have a few extra seconds, write a couple of sentences and submit a review to help others find the show.\\n\\n\\nDid you hear something you liked on this episode or another?\\xa0Do you have a question you\\u2019d like our guests to answer? Let me know on Twitter using the hashtag #OnBrandPodcast and you may just hear your thoughts here on the show.\\n\\n\\nOn Brand is a part of the\\xa0Marketing Podcast Network.\\n\\n\\n\\nUntil next week, I\\u2019ll see you on the Internet!\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'