{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"In The Trenches","title":"Why Great Leaders Communicate Differently: The Real Science of Influence | with Alan Sherwood","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4073,"description":"Most leaders think they're communicating well. Their teams think otherwise. And that gap — invisible to the person at the top — is where trust erodes, performance suffers, and culture quietly breaks down.\n\nIn this episode of In The Trenches, Hanif Ibrahim sits down with Alan Sherwood for a sharp, evidence-informed conversation about why communication is the most underestimated skill in leadership — and what separates the leaders who genuinely connect and influence from those who simply talk.\n\nAlan brings both the science and the street-level reality of what happens when leaders fail to communicate with intentionality — and what changes when they finally do.\n\nWhat this episode covers:\n- The most common communication failures leaders make — and why they're invisible from the top\n- Why most leaders conflate information-sharing with genuine communication\n- How to communicate in ways that actually shift thinking and drive action\n- The role of listening — real listening — in leadership effectiveness\n- How to tailor your communication style for different people and situations\n- The connection between communication clarity and team performance\n- What the research actually says about what makes a leader trustworthy and credible\n- Practical frameworks any leader can apply immediately\n\nIf you lead people — at any level — this conversation will change how you show up in every interaction.\n\nThis episode is supported by The Finance Agency — salary-paid finance brokers helping business owners build stronger, more effective organisations. financeagency.com.au\n\n#Leadership #BusinessCommunication #LeadershipDevelopment #ExecutiveLeadership #BusinessPodcast #InTheTrenches #TeamPerformance #Entrepreneurship #Influence #LeadershipSkills","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/8ymsEg8Ghd07PPTvrY7eQXsu2sn0A8bNgWs4xQjipTs/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lODRi/MGVhNDFjNTVjNzZi/MzFlOTI5N2EyOWFh/MzFjMy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}