Own Your Voice: Communicate with Clarity, Confidence & Accountability
Say It So They Hear It: The Art of Leadership Communication
Great leaders don’t just communicate—they make sure their message is understood, trusted, and acted upon.
In this interactive session, Molly Mackey of the LEAdeRNship Institute will explore the communication habits that build clarity, confidence, empathy, and accountability in everyday leadership conversations. Participants will discover how tone, language, and delivery can completely change the way a message is received—and how to speak up, address difficult issues, and hold others accountable without turning every tough conversation into a reprimand.
You’ll learn practical tools for navigating difficult conversations, avoiding common communication barriers, and using active listening techniques—including techniques drawn from FBI hostage negotiation—to improve understanding and connection.
Participants will also practice a simple accountability structure designed to turn challenging conversations into opportunities for coaching, growth, and stronger performance.
You’ll walk away with practical tools to:
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Communicate with greater clarity, confidence, empathy, and accountability
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Recognize how tone, language, and delivery impact your message
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Address issues and hold others accountable more effectively
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Identify and overcome common communication barriers
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Use active listening techniques to increase understanding and empathy
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Turn difficult accountability conversations into productive coaching moments
The Conversation Lab: Practice the Tough Stuff
Ready to take the conversation from theory to practice?
Stick around for this optional extended session with Molly Mackey for a hands-on deep dive into leadership communication. Participants will have the opportunity to practice the tools from the morning session, work through realistic workplace scenarios, and build confidence navigating conversations that leaders often avoid.
From addressing performance concerns to delivering difficult feedback and holding others accountable, this interactive workshop focuses on what to actually say, how to say it, and how to keep the conversation productive.
Come prepared to participate, practice, and maybe discover that difficult conversations don't have to be so difficult.
Siouxland SHRM is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Say It So They Hear It: The Art of Leadership Communication
Time: Oct 22, 2026 12:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
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