What it takes to lead as a communicator and communicate as a leader.Leadership isn’t just about making decisions — it’s about how you communicate them. As Matt Abrahams puts it, “Communication is operationalized leadership.”At a recent Me2We event, in connection with Stanford GSB's Executive Education LEAD program, Abrahams held a live discussion with four of the podcast’s most popular guests: <a href="https://www.fastersmarter.io/guests/celine-teoh/">Celine Teoh</a>, facilitator of the GSB’s famous Interpersonal Dynamics course; <a href="https://www.fastersmarter.io/guests/huggy-rao/">Huggy Rao</a>, organizational behavior professor and co-author of <a href="https://www.fastersmarter.io/thefrictionproject/">The Friction Project</a>; legendary Stanford basketball coach <a href="https://www.fastersmarter.io/guests/tara-vanderveer/">Tara VanDerveer</a>; and <a href="https://www.fastersmarter.io/guests/david-dodson/">Dave Dodson</a>, lecturer and author of <a href="http://fastersmarter.io/the-manager-s-handbook">The Manager's Handbook</a>.In this special live episode of <a href="https://www.fastersmarter.io/">Think Fast, Talk Smart</a>, the panel shares frameworks and lessons for leading and communicating more effectively. From Teoh’s five A’s for inviting dissent to Rao’s warning against “jargon monoxide,” from VanDerveer’s relationship-first approach to Dodson’s case for leading like a teacher, this conversation explores what it takes to communicate as a leader — and lead as a communicator.Episode Reference Links:<ul><li><a href="https://www.fastersmarter.io/guests/celine-teoh/">Celine Teoh</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fastersmarter.io/guests/tara-vanderveer/">Tara VanDerveer</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fastersmarter.io/guests/huggy-rao/">Huggy Rao</a></li><li>Huggy’s Book: <a href="https://www.fastersmarter.io/thefrictionproject/">The Friction Project</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fastersmarter.io/guests/david-dodson/">David Dodson</a></li><li>David’s Book: <a href="http://fastersmarter.io/the-manager-s-handbook">The Manager’s Handbook</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fastersmarter.io/194-live-lessons-in-levity-and-leadership-me2we-2025-part-1/">Ep.194 Live Lessons in Levity and Leadership: Me2We 2025 Part 1</a> </li></ul>Connect:<ul><li>Premium Signup >>>> <a href="https://www.fastersmarter.io/premium/">Think Fast Talk Smart Premium</a></li><li>Email Questions & Feedback >>> hello@fastersmarter.io</li><li>Episode Transcripts >>><a href="https://www.fastersmarter.io/293-the-leadership-skills-well-need-most-when-everything-is-changing-me2we-2026/"> Think Fast Talk Smart Website</a></li><li>Newsletter Signup + English Language Learning >>><a href="http://fastersmarter.io/"> FasterSmarter.io</a></li><li>Think Fast Talk Smart >>><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/think-fast-talk-smart/"> LinkedIn</a>,<a href="https://www.instagram.com/thinkfasttalksmart/"> Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6caGRBUYZCmgDGM2RK6mxKB9jG_ccmm3">YouTube</a></li><li>Matt Abrahams >>><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/maabrahams/"> LinkedIn</a></li></ul><a href="https://learning.fastersmarter.io/?redirect_from=podpage"> </a>Chapters:

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