Source: HBR: Leadership Is a ConversationConversational leadership replaces the simplicity of monologue with the unpredictable vitality of dialogue.
Conversation is open and fluid rather than closed and directive.
To make it work, leaders need to cultivate the art of listening to people at all levels, and speaking with them directly and authentically.
Credit: Boris Groysberg and Michael Slind
Books: Boris Groysberg, Michael Slind (1)
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Conversational Leadership Workshop
In-person, 7–11 September 2026
Warbrook House, Hampshire, UK
In-person, 7–11 September 2026
Warbrook House, Hampshire, UK
We are living and working in conditions of uncertainty, complexity, and rapid change. This week-long workshop with David Gurteen and John Hovell offers a space to practise Conversational Leadership as a shared, lived experience.
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