ICommunicate Radio Show #143: Communicating Leadership Changes Within An Organization

In this episode of ICommunicate, MindsetGo Founder Mark Altman is joined by Joseph Lyman to discuss ways to communicate leadership changes effectively and how to develop an authentic narrative that positively impacts all levels of an organization. Segment 1: Whether a leader is arriving at or leaving a company, it’s up to us to control the flow of communication to keep narratives in check. How can we properly address the concerns of our teams when there is a change in leadership? What questions should we expect to hear from team members during this period of transition? Segment 2: If we keep our employees in the dark about why there was a change in leadership, what’s to stop them from constructing their own narratives? How transparent should we be in communicating this change? What should the result of these conversations be? Segment 3: Having discussions with our team members about leadership change can be difficult, given the questions and concerns that will need to be addressed, but we don’t have to go in blind. How can we prepare for these conversations so that the transition phase is smoother? How can these conversations contribute to a more vulnerable workplace culture? Segment 4: Both in and out of the workplace, we’ve adopted this expectation that loyalty is black and white -- you’re either with me or against me. How has this perception of loyalty changed workplace culture? What does it mean when somebody “has our back”?