Have you found YOUR voice in YOUR workplace? Finding your voice takes effort and dedication, but it is as simple as “Rehearse and Reflect.” Tom Henschel is an executive coach. He’s known for helping corporate leaders in two ways: with executive presence which he calls the look and sound of leadership, and softening the impact of people with sharp elbows – what he calls disruptive executives. In this episode, Tom unravels the challenge of finding your own voice in your own workplace. Here, he shares valuable insights you can apply as you rehearse and reflect. What you will learn from this episode: Discover why finding one’s voice is a common scenario in various organizations; Understand that you don’t need anyone’s permission to find your way towards your voice; and Find out how you can be great at leadership and communicating through resources and tips given by the guest himself. “If you want to get better at this thing called communication skills and finding your voice, you need to be able to do two things: rehearse and reflect.” - Tom Henschel Valuable Free Resource: Where to get tools that will help you be better at leadership and communication skills: https://essentialcomm.com/podcast. Topics Covered: 01:31 – Challenge is women finding their voice and being heard in a way they want to be heard in their culture. 02:48 – Women want tools to help them find a way to get their message heard: what women leaders want from Tom when trying to find their voice. 03:55 – One free and actionable tip you can do to be great at communicating and speaking your voice: If you want to get better at this thing called communication skills and finding your voice, you need to be able to do two things: rehearse and reflect. Record it and listen. Rehearse, and then afterward, reflect. Did you get the result you wanted? And if yes, how did you contribute? 05:41 – Valuable free resource to help you become an empowered leader who can speak your voice: Go get tools from Tom’s podcast at https://essentialcomm.com/podcast now. 06:16 – Q: How do you do that [finding your voice] if now you understand what you want? A: You will find your way. You will because you have to. Other people might do it faster or differently or slower, right? Other people might have more anxiety or less. But you will find your way. That's you in your workplace. That is how you find your voice. It’s to trust that you do not need permission. You do not need to be given a rulebook. You need to find your way, which means, by the way, rehearse and reflect. Key Takeaways: “Part of finding your voice is this idea of having a way to get your message heard. Whether they perhaps want to manage their job or manage their team or have influence around a new proposal, finding your voice – there's a way to do it. Somebody's already done it. There are things to learn from, and you get to adapt them as you learn them.” – Tom Henschel “Record it and listen. Are you using any kind of words or sound like blame words? You might want to kind of take those out. Rehearse, and then afterwards, reflect. How did I do it? Did I get the result I wanted? And if yes, how did I contribute? What did I do that got me the result I wanted? Those are the questions to ask in the reflection part.” – Tom Henschel “You will find your way. You will, because you have to. Other people might do it faster or differently or slower, right? Other people might have more anxiety or less. But you will find your way. That's you in your workplace. That is how you find your voice. It’s to trust that you do not need permission. You do not need to be given a rulebook. You need to find your way, which means by the way, rehearse and reflect. You will find your way.” – Tom Henschel Ways to Connect with Tom Henshel Podcast: https://essentialcomm.com/podcast Website: https://essentialcomm.com/ Ways to Connect with Sarah E. Brown Website: https://www.sarahebrown.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/knowguides LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahebrownphd
