Category: Leadership

Empowering Your Team: How to Use Turpin Communication’s Feedback Model to Coach Communication Skills

Greg Owen-Boger
November 9, 2026 0 Comments
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Effective communication is the foundation of two business imperatives: your leadership and your team’s performance. It also plays a role in the overall employee experience, satisfaction, and retention. Helping your employees improve their communication skills, though, can be overwhelming and discouraging for both of you. At Turpin Communication, we’ve spent decades refining an approach that...

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Soft Skills Are Serious Business

Greg Owen-Boger
August 4, 2026 0 Comments
Soft Skills is written on a chalkboard with arrows pointing to various words, including team building, empathy, and communication.

You’ve read the reports. You’ve seen the surveys. The number one concern business leaders have about their workforce is a lack of soft skills, especially communication. It’s a concern that transcends industries, job levels, and functional areas. And if you’re like many leaders we talk with, you’re wondering how to address it in a way...

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Authenticity: Revealing Who You Are

Dale Ludwig
October 28, 2025 0 Comments
Executive Presence Authenticity text displayed in a modern conference room with a long boardroom table and city view.

Authenticity is One of the Fifteen Facets of Executive Presence This article is one in a series focusing on Executive Presence and how leaders can meet their potential through improved communication. Executive Presence is defined by Suzanne Bates in her book “All the Leader You Can Be: The Science of Achieving Extraordinary Executive Presence” as...

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Integrity: Keeping Promises and Building Trust

Dale Ludwig
October 28, 2025 0 Comments
Executive Presence Integrity text displayed in a modern conference room with a long boardroom table and city skyline view.

Integrity is One of the Fifteen Facets of Executive Presence This article is one in a series focusing on Executive Presence and how leaders can meet their potential through improved communication. Executive Presence is defined by Suzanne Bates in her book “All the Leader You Can Be: The Science of Achieving Extraordinary Executive Presence” as...

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Concern: Showing You Care about Others

Dale Ludwig
October 28, 2025 0 Comments
Executive Presence Concern text displayed in a modern conference room with a long boardroom table and city view.

Concern is One of the Fifteen Facets of Executive Presence This article is one in a series focusing on Executive Presence and how leaders can meet their potential through improved communication. Executive Presence is defined by Suzanne Bates in her book “All the Leader You Can Be: The Science of Achieving Extraordinary Executive Presence” as...

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Restraint: Being Deliberate and Avoiding Knee-Jerk Reactions

Dale Ludwig
October 28, 2025 0 Comments
Executive Presence Restraint text displayed in a modern conference room with a long boardroom table and city view.

Restraint is One of the Fifteen Facets of Executive Presence This article is one in a series focusing on Executive Presence and how leaders can meet their potential through improved communication. Executive Presence is defined by Suzanne Bates in her book “All the Leader You Can Be: The Science of Achieving Extraordinary Executive Presence” as...

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Humility: Being Open, Self-Aware, and Modest

Dale Ludwig
October 28, 2025 0 Comments
Executive Presence Humility text displayed in a modern conference room with a long boardroom table and city view.

Humility is One of the Fifteen Facets of Executive Presence This article is one in a series focusing on Executive Presence and how leaders can meet their potential through improved communication. Executive Presence is defined by Suzanne Bates in her book “All the Leader You Can Be: The Science of Achieving Extraordinary Executive Presence” as...

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Practical Wisdom: Putting Your Knowledge to Work

Dale Ludwig
October 28, 2025 0 Comments
Executive Presence Practical Wisdom text displayed in a modern conference room with a long boardroom table and city view.

Practical Wisdom is One of the Fifteen Facets of Executive Presence This article is one in a series focusing on Executive Presence and how leaders can meet their potential through improved communication. Executive Presence is defined by Suzanne Bates in her book “All the Leader You Can Be: The Science of Achieving Extraordinary Executive Presence”...

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Confidence: Being Decisive, Self-Assured, and Open

Dale Ludwig
October 28, 2025 0 Comments
Executive Presence Confidence text displayed in a modern conference room with a long boardroom table and city view.

Confidence is One of the Fifteen Facets of Executive Presence This article is one in a series focusing on Executive Presence and how leaders can meet their potential through improved communication. Executive Presence is defined by Suzanne Bates in her book “All the Leader You Can Be: The Science of Achieving Extraordinary Executive Presence” as...

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Composure: Staying Calm in a Crisis

Dale Ludwig
October 28, 2025 0 Comments
Executive Presence Composure text displayed in a modern conference room with a long boardroom table and city view.

Composure is One of the Fifteen Facets of Executive Presence This article is one in a series focusing on Executive Presence and how leaders can meet their potential through improved communication. Executive Presence is defined by Suzanne Bates in her book “All the Leader You Can Be: The Science of Achieving Extraordinary Executive Presence” as...

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