We've all been there when tough decisions were made and communicated poorly.

I'll be honest with you: I've been on both sides of this. I’ve shared good news well and bad news poorly. Getting it wrong, regardless of the message, isn’t fun.

But once you crack the code of better ways to communicate tough decisions, it becomes a force multiplier and competitive advantage for companies dealing with the daily challenges of leading a business in our busy world.

Bringing people into your world, showing your work, and how you got to your conclusions matters.

By providing clarity on what call needed to be made and why, context for others to know how you got there, and the choices considered makes all the difference in this world where situations are ever evolving and change quickly.

This month, I wrote a blog on how to communicate tough decisions—with success—and my 3Cs for doing it well every time (more on this below).

Intellectual Curiosity Fuels Continuously Learning

I've always believed that intellectual curiosity fuels continuous learning. Learning new skills, technologies, and perspectives matter to me—and I bet you too.

This is why I make it a point to engage with people who have a similar passion for growth.

Dr. Sharena Rice describes herself as a Neuroscientist + Cybernetician + Storyteller. She’s also an advisor at Nobodoy Studios for Health and Wellness, and asked if her job title could be, Nerd. Yeah, she’s amazing!

Her life’s goal is to take as much suffering as she can in this lifetime and invert it. This is her guiding principle for navigating her career path, startup ideas and life choices—her show is a must-listen for anyone who wonders about how humans, machines, and narrative work together.

Each year I run a business and product strategy program for Spotify, as part of their future executive leadership training and development.

Last year Victor Chima was on the program. This year he and his fellow Spotify colleague Boina Babu left the music giant to start their own company LearnCrunch—specializing in providing leadership training and development programs to individuals.

I’ll be running a program on Leadership with them on their platform in 2023. Hear how they’ve learned their way through their entrepreneurial journey. An amazing story and they're only getting started.

Blog on Better Ways To Communicate Tough Decisions

Communicating unpopular but critical decisions is challenging for new and experienced business leaders alike.

From financial cuts and project delays to salary freezes or increased workloads, communicating tough decisions is a challenge that all leaders face throughout their entrepreneurial journey.

It’s a hard skill to master, and an important lesson to learn.

What I have learned is there is a way to communicate tough decisions in a better way—and getting it right can have a positive lasting effect even if it initially involves pain.

Yet too many people in the business industry, from senior executives to middle managers, and front-line workers freeze in the face of figuring out how to tell their teams a tough decision. When we should be acting, we’re hesitating. Hence hard to communicate calls get put off, endlessly reviewed, and key decisions postponed—we need to overcome this.

There are steps you can take to help you arrive at and communicate tough decisions that surpass the limitations set by VUCA, or more importantly, ourselves.

I know it's hard to find time to focus on your personal development, but investing in yourself has never mattered more.

For me, I set aside a budget of 10% of everything I make to reinvest in myself. It’s a powerful principle that forces me to get outside my comfort zone and learn by doing. It’s those investments that give me the confidence to take another big leap forward—and bet on myself.

One option you might consider for yourself or your team is our Unlearn Mastermind hosted by our Master Trainer, Stephen Dowling.

Stephen’s created an amazing high impact, short 3-week program where you can rethink your strategies, retool your capabilities, and revitalize your businesses for stronger, longer-lasting success.You’ll be in an environment where you can share experiences and challenges with your peers on their own unlearning journey too!

As a special gift, we’re giving a 50% discount! Just use the coupon code UNLEARNPILOT.

Podcast on A Journey of Continuous Learning and Following Your Intellectual Curiosity

I give talks all over the world, sharing my expertise, insights and stories of my own and others’ learning and unlearning.